jayson1173

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I bought the B&W 703s as an upgrade to my Paradigm monitors. The first time I hooked them up I was totally amazed! The soundstage is very good and I don't need to force the bass,mid and highs to perform at their best. The low is very tight, fast and accurate not boomy.The mid is very open and detailed and revealing.The highs is sweet ang not fatiguing. The 703s are very well built and muscular. In music and ht, from jazz to rock metal, the B&W 703s are great companion.

SoundsGood 101

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
4.38 of 5, 13.00 votes

Price Paid:  $4500.00

Summary:
Nobody ever comments on the imaging so here we go.

I had the chance to listen to different speakers from B&W among others. I started with the 600 series, moved up the CM seires. They sounded ok but nothing out of the ordinary except amazing bass. So far I was unimpressed at their price vs performance. The sales person told me the next series of tower speakers get alot of comments about how it sounds like there is a center channel running. I was about to find out why he was smiling!

He hooked up the 703 towers alone and I have never heard anything like that before in my life. From the first note I knew this was a super speaker. It created a phantom image in 3D with unheard of detail. I honestly looked to see if a center or other speakers were hooked up. Even $4000 HT systems cannot do 5% of what these two 703's did on any level. The music was as wide as the speakers were spaced and then some, with the singer standing dead center and full bodied, and the instruments image at least several feet deep and forward. It was like hearing my music for the first time standing in front of me in the flesh.

The 803S did the same but improved on the treble response with more extension and if the singer said "E" it didn't scream, overall smoother, easier, even more real response. The kind of speaker you can listen to a song over and over again. I could not tell it from real to be honest, and I'm used to live classical music. They both were powerd by a Bryston B100 SST.

Strengths:
Amazing 3D imaging!
Size of sound
Bass.
Older music really comes alive.

Weaknesses:
Expensive.
Makes other mass produced speakers at their price sound boring and you'll never be able to listen to cheaper speakers again. Ever.

Similar Products Used:
Rotel, Bryston, McIntosh, B&W, Paradigm, Polk, Bose, etc

danimaz

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.50 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $2900.00 from Sound Forum (crystal

Summary:
Ok, I'll be straight forward here. I am not a big review writer on the net, and this is my first one. These speakers are so good that they made me finally write one! I saved up for these speakers and it took me about 6 months. Trust me it was well worth it. These are by far the best speakers in my opinion. I am hearing things I never heard before from the same song I've been listening to for years! This is as good as it can get. I had done a lot of research before buying the 703s and listened to every hi-end speaker and I can say very confidently these speakers blow every speaker away. 703s are very similar to even 802s. The difference between 703s and 802s or even speakers costing around $15,000 is so little that Its not even worth spending that much. They surprise me with their exceptional detail and accuracy every time I put in a cd!!! Simply amazing!!!

Rotel RMB 1075
Rotel RSP-1069
Sony BDP-S500 Blu-Ray

Strengths:
-Make me feel like I'm actually "there"
-Crystal clear sound
-Accuracy / imaging
-Unbelievable depth reproduction

Weaknesses:
- can cause teary eyes :-(

Similar Products Used:
b&w 802s?
Paradigm studio 100
Bose......... yeah right

Price Paid:  $2640.00 from audio concepts ma+no

Summary:
Bought for my office and powered by top of the line marantz 2 ch with transpaparent wave speaker cables bi-wired and spiked.CD is Rega research jupiter.While some complain about the tweeter i think it is entirely adequate esp with the x-over at 4000 k(most tweeters cross at 2-3 .This lets the fst mid range due most of the work.And what a driver it is!Note it's inclusion in the new top of the line series!Needs good front end.I own Vandy model5's(10 years and going storng)The big maggies and a multitude of tube and solid state eqipment accumalated over last 30 years.These are the best BANG FOR THE BUCK speakers i know of currently .Their are no matching center or surrounds so unless your going to buy 5 or 7,I would consider only as stereo units or rears in a 800 set-up.Long break in and superb danish cabinetry top things off.Very revealing!Good disc's sound great.Bad recordings show all their limitations.Highly reccomended esp if you get a b&w dealer that will play ball.I got 17% off w/o much effort,tho some will not budge.Buy'em,be happy.

Strengths:
see above

Weaknesses:
useless in most HT applications

Similar Products Used:
do not have the time or interest.

Adam dude

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.86 of 5, 35.00 votes

Price Paid:  $200.00 from Cash Converters

Summary:
This is actually a review on a pair of B&W 2003 ZMF speakers. I could not review these speakers on the right page as no other reviews have been made before. These are great speakers with smooth midrange and clean, accurate bass. The treble is clear although a little harsh/bright at higher volume. I would recomend these speakers if you want good sound at a good price. They will easily fill a big room with sound and you will get the most out of your music. I would rate these a 9 out 10 for overall look and sound quality.

Strengths:
Clean accurate bass and smooth midrange. Clear treble.

Weaknesses:
Harsh treble at higher volume. Unaccurate bass if at a higher volume.

Similar Products Used:
None

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