Onkyo TX-NR609 with B&W 685 theater speakers with ASW610 subwoofer or Monitor Audio BR5, BR2, BR-LCR and BR-W10 ???

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Hi,

Kindly I need someone's advice about which speakers to pair with Onkyo TX-NR609.

Should I go with B&W 685 theater speakers with ASW610 subwoofer or Monitor Audio BR5, BR2, BR-LCR and BR-W10 ???

I Live in Amman Jordan.. there is no way on earth i can listen to demo of the 2 setups ((

Room size is 6.7 meter x 4.5 meter...

I'm kind of a perfectionest....

Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

Even though I am a big MA fan, out of the two set ups I think the B&W's would be head and shoulders above the BR range. My only suggestion would be to consider an AVR in the next price/performance bracket if you can, as I doubt the 609 (although it's a great machine) will do the 685s justice.

 

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Even though I am a big MA fan, out of the two set ups I think the B&W's would be head and shoulders above the BR range. My only suggestion would be to consider an AVR in the next price/performance bracket if you can, as I doubt the 609 (although it's a great machine) will do the 685s justice.

Unfortunatly I cannot get my hands on a better deal. Well the Onkyo 609 delivers 100 Watts per Channel at 8 Ohms... and B&W 685 handles power from to 25W - 100W into 8 ohms.....

Will the B&W 685 theater sound better than the MA???.... Although the BR5 can handle more power and they are way bigger...

 

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should I take into consideration the 709 and 809? or you mean AVs from other manfuacturer to suite the B&W???

will this make a big sound details difference???

 

[richardw42]

Many people comment that the BRW10 was a bit of weak link. Myself I found the BRLCR not really up to the rest of the BR range.

Is the newer Monitor Audio BX range an option ? Maybe to save a bit you could use the BR1 or BX1 for rears rather than the 2s.

Never heard the 685s, but being a B&W fan they might be a safer bet.

There is a forum member who has the BR range but uses the BX CENTER, hopefully he can help you out.

 

[Paul.]

I demoed the br5 and the 685, and much preferred the br5 due to it's better bass.

What Richard said about the BR sub is correct, the REL I ended up with was much better. I would also say the br2 is too big a speaker for the rear, go with the br1 unless your room is enormous.

I have the bx centre, which is great, but have never tested it against a BR centre as I couldn't find one.

 

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thank you guys for your replies....

my mistakes the speakers is not BR series they are all BX series.

the MA speakers are going to cost me like (BX5,BX2,BX center,and BXW10) = 1300 pounds

the B&W speakers are going to cost (685,686,HTM62,and ASW610) = 1450 pounds

I've heard that the MA are great speakers yet it's not that great with a bit low quality AV sources ???

need some advice about the AV receiver....

I mean which amplifier to better pair these speakers with..

I'm considering the Onkyo 709 now

thank you so much

Cheeers