B&W Bookshelf speakers reviews

B&W 685 Bookshelf speakers
B&W 685 Bookshelf speakers

A 16.5-cm midwoofer with a Kevlar diffuser and a cast basket work in a neat small-sized case. Due to the use of a proprietary Flowport bass-reflex, it was possible to reduce turbulent side-tones. The kit also has an original plug that allows you to completely or partially plug out the bass-reflex port....
B&W 686 Bookshelf speakers
B&W 686 Bookshelf speakers

The model 686 is the junior shelf speaker system in the series, but even it, despite of the size, is quite heavy (4,9 kg). 686th model is two-way and made in bass-reflex typed body. The bass reflex port is placed on the back wall. The branded technology of "golf ball surface" allows reducing turbulence...
B&W 705 Bookshelf speakers
B&W 705 Bookshelf speakers

The 705 is the pilot speaker in B&W's new lineup, designed to condense the relatively sparsely populated area of "affordable High End". This is a very characteristic feature of the brand's marketing policy... The 705 series will occupy the area between the budget range DM600 S3 and the Nautilus 800 series....
B&W CDM2 Bookshelf speakers
B&W CDM2 Bookshelf speakers

B&W CDM2 is a two-way speaker system; bass-reflex port is on the back wall. Low-frequency head with Kevlar conic diffuser has a diffuser with the diameter of 165 mm, rigid dome of the tweeter is of 25 mm. The recommendable power range of an amplifier is 30-120W. Bi-wiring is provided. CDM2 is equipped...
B&W CM1 Bookshelf speakers
B&W CM1 Bookshelf speakers

Compact CM1 is junior in its series. Two-way monitors are designed for work in small rooms, but, according to the developers, able to surprise by large scale of sound. Low-frequency part is presentated here by the 130-mm branded head with woven diffuser made of yellow kevlar, in the center of which...
B&W CM5 Bookshelf speakers
B&W CM5 Bookshelf speakers

CM5 monitors take the middle position in the vast catalog of the English company, but have all the attributes of extra-class acoustics. Removing an elegant grill with magnetic mount, we find a pair of neatly embeded into front panel drivers, framed by metallic rings. Heads are quite traditional for B&W:...
B&W DM14 Bookshelf speakers
B&W DM14 Bookshelf speakers

The DM14 may be regarded as a larger and more efficient version of the DM12, though it is still of convenient bookshelf dimensions and has an internal volume of only about 1 cubic foot (28.32 litres). The drive units are similar to those of the DM12 but the bass/midrange driver has been duplicated to...
B&W DM302 Bookshelf speakers
B&W DM302 Bookshelf speakers

Digital Monitor 302 is the model of worthily popular English company B&W. This is a sleek, compact (185x320x208 mm) two-way speaker system with the bass reflex in the form of a slit. The diffuser of middle woofer is dope-treated and has the diameter of 12,7 cm; dome HF-speaker has 2,6 cm. The recommended...
B&W DM303 Bookshelf speakers
B&W DM303 Bookshelf speakers

There is lots of unusual in B&W DM303 speaker system. Faceplate is entirely cast of non-resonant polypropylene. The tweeter with metallic dome is "loaded" on "acoustic tube" - such solution was firstly applied in top systems - B&W Nautilus. The diffuser of LF/MF driver, despite of a decent 175-mm caliber,...
B&W DM600 S3 Bookshelf speakers
B&W DM600 S3 Bookshelf speakers

DM600 S3 is the most compact speaker system in the 600th series of B&W. Tweeter's design is the analogue of "Nautilus" - the design of HF-drivers. Woofer's diffuser is a proprietary Kevlar "plaiting". Plugs for bass-reflexes' ports are included - for serious audiophiles. Also there is a bracket for integral...
B&W DM601 S3 Bookshelf speakers
B&W DM601 S3 Bookshelf speakers

The speaker systems of 601 series are positioned by the manufacturer as stereo systems and systems of high class home cinema. The design of shelf speaker systems of the model DM601 S3 is classic: a rectangular body, finished by qualitative veneer; the tweeter is on the top, midrange/woofer head is under...
B&W DM602 Bookshelf speakers
B&W DM602 Bookshelf speakers

Generally speaking, speaker systems with the sizes like in B&W DM602 can't be exactly called shelf and not only because nobody will come to mind to put them on bookshelf for fear that shelf will fall down, but firstly because often it is not easy to distinguish their sound from sound of floor speaker...
B&W SCMS Bookshelf speakers
B&W SCMS Bookshelf speakers

SCMS model refers to a well-known 800th series. Its function is very specific - the work in the rear and more often in 7.1 systems. However, it has all the attributes of a good shelf speaker system in order to try it as the head of stereo system. Matrix case of a cylindrical form eliminates the parallelism...
B&W Solid Bookshelf speakers
B&W Solid Bookshelf speakers

The white plastic case is a brave design decision (the company suggests 6 different variants of color design). At the same time the sense of proportion and the good taste have not changed to the developers and non-trivial construction doesn't cause the feeling of floridity in this case. In addition,...
B&W XT2 Bookshelf speakers
B&W XT2 Bookshelf speakers

Have you noticed that in recent years the term "design speakers" is used less and less? She is now almost all of this - super-slim TVs glossy interior style is set, in which there is no place bulky rectangular boxes. And in essence, this definition was inaccurate - the design of any column, no matter...