Bowers & Wilkins 607 S3

[What Hi-Fi?]

Wonderfully refined, detailed and heaps of fun, B&W’s smallest, most affordable speakers are a terrifically entertaining listen.

Bowers & Wilkins 607 S3 : Read more

 

[eoc69]

Considering you can get a pair of concept 20,s for under 300, these are way way overpriced.

 

[tentes]

607s3 has a 13cm woofer, not 16.5cm. 606s3's is 16.5cm.

 

[tentes]

607s3 has a 13cm woofer, not 16.5cm. 606s3's is 16.5cm.

typo in SPECS

 

[Friesiansam]

Considering you can get a pair of concept 20,s for under 300, these are way way overpriced.

There are significantly cheaper speakers than Q Acoustics Concept 20s, perhaps they are overpriced too...

You are ignoring the higher spec and, likely, higher performance of the B&Ws. This end of the market is highly competitive, not like the high end of HiFi, where buyers seem to regard paying high prices as essential.

 

[clmbaz]

A nice review and helpful as I learn more about speakers. It's noted that these "Need care with system matching"

I didn't see where this was specified, can details be provided as I am interested in this set. Thanks

 

[janul]

typo in SPECS

,...in which specs? those of bowers

 

[janul]

...makes me wander one think,, all other reviewers which I have seen and which are also known and respected, says 607 is big crap...

 

[Gray]

...It's noted that these "Need care with system matching"

I didn't see where this was specified, can details be provided as I am interested in this set. Thanks

What Hi-fi don't give answers to forum questions about their reviews.

But the part of the review relevant to your question was the following:


.....'You will still need to take care with partnering equipment though, as the 607 S3’s enthusiastic character leads to a rather forward presentation, and any similarly top-heavy kit can exacerbate that quality'.

In other words they're saying that the speaker is on the brighter side of neutral - so when system matching you should avoid brighter sounding sources and amplifiers.