Hello,
as a long-time fan of B&W I have enjoyed my 68x-series theatre (fronts: 685, center: htm62, rear: 686 with a BK XXLS400 sub on a Marantz SR5003) for many years now. However, recently I have upgraded my job and now it's time for the speakers to follow suit. I absolutely love my 685s but the only gripe I have with them is that they do not sound as good at higher volumes. I have planned on buying a Marantz MM7055 to feed them more power but I think I need new speakers to fully remedy the problem.
Which brings us to the next problem: which speakers to buy. I have been looking at CM5 S2s but if I want to upgrade my entire theatre it'll cost me way way too much. The next logical step would be the 705s. Trouble with that is that I will have to buy them second hand and thus it'll take me a long time untill the set up is complete (I want 1 HTM7 and 4 705s). BUT... I keep hearing about these speakers being waaaaay too bright.
Thus the question: in my 4 by 4 meters room with limited space (back speakers positioned right up against the wall; these'll need equalizing to compensate) with an SR5003 as pre and a MM7055 as power, would the 705s (coupled with the XXLS400) be an upgrade to my 685s in terms of quality and high volume output (fronts have breathing room all-round; 50 cm back and left right)? Or would I be better off buying the CM5 S2s?
Regards,
Mark
as a long-time fan of B&W I have enjoyed my 68x-series theatre (fronts: 685, center: htm62, rear: 686 with a BK XXLS400 sub on a Marantz SR5003) for many years now. However, recently I have upgraded my job and now it's time for the speakers to follow suit. I absolutely love my 685s but the only gripe I have with them is that they do not sound as good at higher volumes. I have planned on buying a Marantz MM7055 to feed them more power but I think I need new speakers to fully remedy the problem.
Which brings us to the next problem: which speakers to buy. I have been looking at CM5 S2s but if I want to upgrade my entire theatre it'll cost me way way too much. The next logical step would be the 705s. Trouble with that is that I will have to buy them second hand and thus it'll take me a long time untill the set up is complete (I want 1 HTM7 and 4 705s). BUT... I keep hearing about these speakers being waaaaay too bright.
Thus the question: in my 4 by 4 meters room with limited space (back speakers positioned right up against the wall; these'll need equalizing to compensate) with an SR5003 as pre and a MM7055 as power, would the 705s (coupled with the XXLS400) be an upgrade to my 685s in terms of quality and high volume output (fronts have breathing room all-round; 50 cm back and left right)? Or would I be better off buying the CM5 S2s?
Regards,
Mark
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