Are you happy with B&W 683's movie performance?

[AwArEnEsS]

I still have just a pair of B&W 685s.I am thinking about adding B&W 683's(if I can)

Are you happy with B&W 683s' movie performance?Though I will rarely watch movies,I still want to have nice movie performance and cause they will be connected to pc mostly I will use it for games too and I think performance of them in games would be similar to movie performance...

[stuofsci02]

I still have just a pair of B&W 685s.I am thinking about adding B&W 683's(if I can)

Are you happy with B&W 683s' movie performance?Though I will rarely watch movies,I still want to have nice movie performance and cause they will be connected to pc mostly I will use it for games too and I think performance of them in games would be similar to movie performance...

If I were in your shoes I would stick with the 685's and just add a capable sub or two. Something like an Emotiva X-ref 12 would do nicely..

This is of course if your main priority is movies or games..

[AwArEnEsS]

Thanks for your answer.

[Prairiedude]

I own 683's and they are great for movies, and even better for 2 channel music. From you post I gather that you only have the 2 speakers? No center and no rears? In that case a sub or 2 would work. It all depends on what you plan to use them for. I watch several movies, even with no subs on and I find the bass is decent with just the 683's. Another note, is you would have more volume (impact) with the 683's, but it is all personal preferance.

[PewterTA]

If you are listening to a lot of music... then I'd say go for it...otherwise getting subs is a good way to go. SVS makes some awesome subs....great prices and the quality goes far beyond their price points.

Just remember with a sub, a sealed sub is better for music and a ported one is better for deeper movie/gaming bass sound.

[bigburner]

I agree with PewterTA. If you listen to a lot of music then a pair of floorstanders is the way to go. When listening to music the bass from a sub is mostly below the frequencies that you get from your main speakers.

The preferred situation for music would be to have a pair of 683s plus a sub.

The ideal situation is to own a really large pair of floorstanders driven by a really grunty amp, in which case the sub will be redundant.

I'm in the "preferred situation".

Nigel.

[Prairiedude]

Some AVR's, like in my case the Arcam AVR300, will not allow a sub when listening to 2 channel "direct" mode, so you are at the mercy of your front speakers alone. This is why I went with the 3 way towers vs bookshelves with sub/s. As mentioned above, if powered properly the bass preformance from the 683's is amazing. (for 2 channel). For movies you'll want subs to give it that extra ummf!!

[AwArEnEsS]

Thanks for your answers (sorry for late reply)

[dan87951]

I don't think you will see much performance gain by upgrading to a set of 683's especially in movies. The 685 is a very capable bookshelf. If you want to make step forward in movie production get a nice set of used 805S's or a set of CM9's. However if you are a big music lover than you would see a noticebly gain with a set of 683's but sonically they will sound the same, just with more power bass frequencies because of the dedicated subs in them.