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  • Gonzo4motion
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2011
    • 1
    #1

    New to the forum

    Hello everyone, I have been a B&W fan for a few years now, and this past weekend I had the great pleasure of picking up my very own 683's, I got a great deal from my local B&W rep.
    Previous to purchasing my 683's I had and still have a pair of 602 S3's. Ive decided to use my 602 as rears. My next purchase will be the HTM61 to complete my set. Currently my speakers are being powered by a Onkyo receiver, the TXNR808 and they sound amazing. Look forward to many more years of pleasure
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    • Alaric
      Ultra Senior Member
      • Jan 2006
      • 4143
      #2
      Welcome! Always good to see new members. Can't wait to read your review of the new speakers. You are gonna brag , right? :-)
      Last edited by Alaric; 06 September 2011, 04:07 Tuesday. Reason: oops
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        • dukester
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2010
          • 198
          #3
          Welcome, and congrats on the awesome speakers (former owner)! Let us know what you think once you get a chance to audition the 683/HTM61 combo :T
          McIntosh C2300/MC302, NAD T785, Oppo 83se & 105, Squeezebox Touch, AppleTV, B&W 803Di/HTM2Di/M1, REL G1, Sony XBR9, PS3
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            • stuofsci02
              Super Senior Member
              • Nov 2009
              • 1241
              #4
              Awesome... The 602 is my favorite 600 series speaker.. The 602 S2 is what got me into B&W. Nice on the 683s. They are a great performer.

              Make sure to audition the HTM61. As a former 683/HTM61 owner, I caution everyone about the HTM61. IMO it was not a good performer and is the only B&W speaker I have found not to my liking.

              Good Luck!
              Main System:
              B&W 801D
              Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
              Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
              Oppo BDP-105
              Squeezebox Touch


              Second System:
              B&W CM7
              Emotiva UMC-1
              Emotiva UPA-2
              Oppo BDP-83SE
              Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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                • emig5m
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 646
                  #5
                  Some say a single 685 is a better choice than the HTM61. I think it's a trade-off either way (loosing the FST mid and a little efficiency with using a 685) and would probably just stick to the HTM61. I had to the plug the port and do a little other tweaking, but I felt it performed just fine with the 683 after tweaking. I even used the HTM61 briefly with the 804S. I think the main problem is the sometimes noticeable lop-sided sound from the driver arrangement. Maybe up the budget and get a CMC2? Don't forget although there's a lot of people that dislike the HTM61 there's also a lot of people perfectly happy with it. I was happy enough with mine although I could notice some of it's downfalls and a little tweaking went a long way (plugging the port and boosting the treble took away the nasally sound.) The sometimes noticeable lop-sided sound I don't think you can get rid of easily without standing it upright or maybe using a higher than normal crossover.
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                    • londonchris
                      Junior Member
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 3
                      #6
                      602 S2 was the first B&W I ever saw/hears/owned too. I only had to look at it to fall in love!
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