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The extended bass response and output capacity of the 2½-way 684 floorstander make it a great choice
The extended bass response and output capacity of the 2½-way 684 floorstander make it a great choice for hi-fi or home cinema in medium-sized to large rooms.
It features a new combination of a pair of Kevlar® cones for delivering its bass and midrange. The lower cone is dedicated to bass, which relieves the upper bass/midrange unit of the duty to handle heavy bass and leads to clearer, crisper midrange than you might find in smaller speakers. The Nautilus™ tube-loaded, aluminium dome tweeter, featuring a new surround material to improve spaciousness and imaging, adds needle-sharp top end all the way to 50kHz and beyond.
The improvements to the drive units in the new 600 Series make it possible, for the first time, to introduce a minimalist crossover to the range. The use of components that are fewer in number but higher in quality – hand-picked in exhaustive listening tests – reduces the degradation of the signal significantly. So, whether you’re enjoying hi-fi or home cinema, what you hear is that much closer to what was recorded.
Visually, a refreshed, contemporary design language and a widened choice of wood finishes allows the 684 to fit in effortlessly with any interior.
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Reviewed by:
Valkilm
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
October 21, 2009Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year |
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Review 1 of 4
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I have this wonderfull B&W 684 speakers since April this year and before I had a Mission 702e.
This is such an improvement over my old speakers and also now I have a NAD C355BEE amplifier with a NAD C545BEE cd player connected to them. Before I had QED speaker cables but now changed to Atlas Hyper 3.0 for bass and Hyper 1.5 for treble.
First this is excelent speakers, and not like this guy is saying here that they are not good, please go to the doctor and make a treatment to your hears!
It's true that it must be carrefully matched otherwise it can sound bright, but all systems needs carefully partnering, don't they?
This B&W's deliver great great bass, open clear midrange and nice treble extension, and they sing best at high volumes, so crank your volume to get the best of them
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Reviewed by:
Erik1973
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
October 11, 2009Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 2 of 4
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I have been exceedingly happy with my B&W 684's in combination with my Cambridge Audio 640 v2 amplifier, CD player, and DAB radio.
I am not be an audio expert, but I am someone who loves music *a lot*. I mainly listen to classical music, and I frequently go to actual concerts so I know very well what those sound like. When I finally decided to get a good audio system, I spent considerable time going to different stores, bringing CDs I know well in order to listen to different systems. After having listened carefully to quite a number of different systems, I can only recommend others to do the same thing. Ignore (no, seriously!) everything you read, and go out and listen!!! You have to find out which systems sound good with the music *you* listen to (there are major differences), and you have to find out what you get extra in terms of enjoyment for which amount of money, and figure out where the sweet-spot is for *you*.
For me, the sweet spot was this system - doing considerably better (at least for my purposes) than anything below, at, and also quite a bit above this price point that I could find. Yes, I did find better systems, but the cheapest of those was 6000 DKK (800 eur, 1200 usd) more expensive than this one, which I felt wasn't within my budget. I got the system (speakers, CD player, amp, DAB radio, cables, and delivery, plus Danish taxes *sigh*) at almost 15000 DKK (2000 eur, 3000 usd), (I reckon it's way cheaper outside of Scandinavia.)
At this point, I would like to expose 2 ideas to you (you might already know them).
1) Q: what's an audiophile? A: someone who listens to the equipment. (as in: not the music)
2) There's no point in owning a good system if you don't also have a good music collection.
I decided to save part of my budget (some 5000 DKK = 667 EUR = 1000 USD) for expanding my CD collection.
Anyway, to make a long story short, I *really* love my system. It's the best *I* could find for the music *I* like at a price point that still made sense for *me*. Seriously, if you've read this review this far, try to listen to this system, and then also to many other systems as well. Then figure out what's best for you. What works for me may not work for you. But man, do I enjoy Beethoven's 7th (and LOTS AND LOTS of my other music as well)!
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Reviewed by:
manlystanley
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
February 25, 2009Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
9.00 votes
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Review 3 of 4
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These are exceptional speakers. I bought them locally off of Ebay for $800. I play mainly: Classical, Christian Hymns and then occasionally blue grass. My receiver is a Denon AVR-687 and my CD player is a lower end Denon as well. So, my equipment doesn't do these fine speakers justice. However, I must say that I'm still very impressed. For example, after I bought the 684's, the first piece I played had some strong Cello / Double Bass tracks. These 684's actually made my family room floor vibrate. With all my speakers, I never felt anything like that before.
I wanted a set of speakers that would sound good with the equipment that I have now and would grow with me as I can afford to move more upscale. The B&W web site lists the 684's low impedance as being 3 ohms, which was a real concern, However, in actuality they rarely dip below 6 ohms impedance. This means that my little Denon can drive the 684's fine and my Denon stays surprisingly cool (even with these speakers cranked way up.) Further, from what I've read, higher end equipment really make these beauties sing.
By far, I think acoustical and grand piano's sound the best with my system. My wife was shocked at how much they sounded just like our own grand piano. Also, the 684's bass sound great, as well. My favorite bass piece is the Scherzo from Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4. In this piece, all string instruments are just plucked staccato; to which these 684's sound so tight! It's lots of fun to listen to.
I do have some complaints, as these speakers are now revealing the weaknesses in my current setup. But, that the fun of this stuff. As you learn you enjoy more and more nuances of the music.
I have five children, and they can be a bit rambunctious at times. It's important that my speakers be really stable. For example, a week after I bought them I found small foot prints *ON TOP* of the speaker. It turned out that two of my kids were helping each other climb up on top of the 684's and then jumping off. Thank God these speakers are real stable so that they did not kill themselves.
I've heard that B&W had a mid-term correction with the 684's. The 684's were the first version with both speakers being covered with Kevlar. I heard it said that the first models didn't sound as good as compared to these newer version of the 684.
Finally, I'm starting to think about a new receiver for these speakers. Any suggestions on reasonably priced setups would be appreciated.
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Reviewed by:
acousticMUSIClover
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
February 8, 2009Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
 1 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months Visitors rate this review
1.38 of 5,
29.00 votes
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Review 4 of 4
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Ok, If you really like to listening your favorite recordings WITHOUT bad way: harhs highs, poor low-end ... DON'T BUY THESE !!! i Swear It was a waste of money, time and...(just like the Marantz SA7001 compared with my actually far way better Sony SA-CD player)
The B&W 684 floorstandigs loudspeakers sounds metalic, harhs, agressive , light bass compared with my current DYNS...
Please dont be deceived with the big marketing of the BOWER&WILKINS GROUP corp:
TRUST YOURS EARS BEFORE BUY AUDIO GEAR!!!: GREAT VALUE AUDIO GEAR IS REAL , EXIST, EVEN YOUR CURRENT AUDIO DEALER DON'T OFFER YOU
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