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pjjflyer
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: February 17, 2013
Bottom Line: I am surprised to find bad reviews for these speakers. After many reviews of many brands and models at many audio stores, I feel these had the best sound especially for the money.
Rich bass, clear treble, and crisp highs. Some recordings have a "tinny" sound, but it is from the source, not the speakers. These do tend to be brighter than some speakers, but not annoyingly so. I find the imaging and transparency to be the best I have come across. I have nothing but praise for these speakers.
Quite impressive listening pleasure from classical, rock, pop, and sound tracks.
Equally impressive as a 7.1 HT set up.
HTM I is a nice fit for a center channel, no clashes.
Rotel RSP-1069 pre/pro
Rotel RCC-1055 CD
2 Rotel RMB-1077 - bi-amped
Sunfire Tru Subwoofer
B&W HTM I center
6 B&W 703 front, surround, rear
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: 2006
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ac81017
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: December 29, 2012
Bottom Line: Do not operate these with cheapie electronics or in HT or will hear the shrill high end and you won't get any bass! The need a good pre amp, monster power amp pr two and good cables. I run mine on a pair of Vincent sp 991plus, sony tae-90es preamp, tara labs rsc gen 2 cables, sony xa5es cd player! -Fantastic sound! These speaker are not mean't for HT!
Used product for: More than 1 year
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Product model year: 2005
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EN
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: July 20, 2012
Bottom Line:
OK, the last time I wrote a review here was about 5 years ago I think. THis is not my thing to hang out on the net writing reviews. But had to write this one.
This product confuses me. I cant understand how a speaker with such offensive high frequency can be sold for this much money.
OK, the highs sound more metalic and cranky than any speaker over $1K that I can remember in my 16 years of listening. The highs are also very compressed at high volumes.
There is a disconnect between the midrange and high frequency.
The bass is good for the driver size.........midrange is ok, but is hard to tell because the highs just ruin everything.
The speaker sounds mechanical, compressed and very cranky at times. Everything above 2khz is a disaster.
I hope the other B&W speakers do not sound like this one, because that would mean there are a lot of deaf people out there with a lot of money to spend on a brand?
Make sure you use your ears when you purchase a speaker and not be brain washed be advertising or dealer manipulation.
And no, its not my amp or CD player, they are as smooth as can be and ive tried a few different amps. Ive been doing this for too long to fall for a mismatch. Im using the resolution audio opus CD and Gamut D200 amp, both of the smoothest , finest products out there. If these speakers sound cranky on this equipment, id be afraid to hear them on something like Adcom or Rotel.......wow.
If I didnt say this yet............this is the worst sounding $3K or even $2K speaker ive come across in my 16 years of working with hi-fi systems.
EN
Used product for: 3 Months to 1 year
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Product model year: 2005
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meir
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: February 1, 2011
Bottom Line: i bought the b&w 703s as an upgrade to my polkaudio lsi25/ after a few days i understood that that move was wrong.
the 703s soundstage is not so good as the lsi25 and the bass not punchy at all.
harsh treble at higher or even normal volume.
also the bass is unaccurate at mid to higher volume.
the b&w 703s is also useless in most HT applications.
there are better speakers at this price.
Used product for: 3 Months to 1 year
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: 2009
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jayson1173
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: August 27, 2009
Bottom Line: 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.
Used product for: 1 to 3 months
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: 2006
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