Hi all
I'm fairly new to hifi and am looking to buy my first system.
I have been told by all the cognigenti on forums and magazine reviews that the B&W 704s are very good speakers. Although they are just above my budget, I auditioned them last week and was actually quite disappointed. They were driven by Roksan Kandy amp/CD.
I can't believe that the 704s really sound as distant and with as little dynamics as I heard, so I can only conclude that the amp must have been a bad match. I'm not that much of a volume junky but even with the amp turned as high as I dare (before it started clipping) the sound was unimpressive to say the least. Should I be looking at amps with higher wattage or are there other factors which come into it?
If anyone can suggest an alternative amp (integrated or pre/power) to go with these speakers, I'd be grateful. My budget is max £1,500 (but really I want to spend only £1,000). I mainly listen to classical.
Any advice would be much appreciated. My total budget is ideally no higher than £3,000 (for CD, amp & speakers) but I'm slowly realising that I may have to pay considerably more to get what I want!
PS Also, I find that dealers only stock a very small selection of what's available. Is there an easy way to hear lots of different setups in one place?
Thanks!
I'm fairly new to hifi and am looking to buy my first system.
I have been told by all the cognigenti on forums and magazine reviews that the B&W 704s are very good speakers. Although they are just above my budget, I auditioned them last week and was actually quite disappointed. They were driven by Roksan Kandy amp/CD.
I can't believe that the 704s really sound as distant and with as little dynamics as I heard, so I can only conclude that the amp must have been a bad match. I'm not that much of a volume junky but even with the amp turned as high as I dare (before it started clipping) the sound was unimpressive to say the least. Should I be looking at amps with higher wattage or are there other factors which come into it?
If anyone can suggest an alternative amp (integrated or pre/power) to go with these speakers, I'd be grateful. My budget is max £1,500 (but really I want to spend only £1,000). I mainly listen to classical.
Any advice would be much appreciated. My total budget is ideally no higher than £3,000 (for CD, amp & speakers) but I'm slowly realising that I may have to pay considerably more to get what I want!
PS Also, I find that dealers only stock a very small selection of what's available. Is there an easy way to hear lots of different setups in one place?
Thanks!
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