Advise On B&W 683S2 Speakers And Matching Amplifier

[ABRAM]

INSANE. Yes you are right. These speakers are great. But really need power and breathing space. I will work out again. But seems with the B&W and a suitable amp I will cross my budget. As already spent 2.0 on B&W home theater setup.

 

[ABRAM]

Dear FMs. I sincerely thank you for helping me with suggestions and guidance. I guess now it's upto me to finally decide on what budget to work on, audition and take a final call. I will definitely keep you all posted on my final buy. Thanks.

 

[ABRAM]

A colleague of mine is suggesting the AUDIOVECTOR or KEF Powered speakers. Any ideas on Audiovector. MPW has already suggested KEF LS50.

 

[efernand1]

Heard about AudioVector.....i am sure there are other powered speskers like Quads, Cambridge Audio, etc,....many dealers in Mumbai...so audition and decide...

 

[ABRAM]

Thanks Fernand. Any idea where in Mumbai. Tks

 

[efernand1]

The Den - Worli
Sound Out - Heera Panna (meet Irfan)
Fair Deal - Crawford Market / SantaCruz (ask for Imran)
MZ Audio - Bandra (ask for Sayyed)
HifiMart - Colaba - Mr Anil
Total Home Theatres - Nariman Point (Darius)

 

[ABRAM]

Ok Great. Tks.

 

[milestoneseeker]

Do look up LS50 Actives. With your budget of 1.5L, unless you are getting the speakers dirt cheap, I doubt you can manage the amp+speaker combo within the budget Hence, if you are going to go beyond the 1.5L mark, look up the LS50 A. They retail for 1.9L and I am sure you will get a decent discount of 10-15% hopefully (I don't know the current going rate of discounts). They sound amazing and the sound signature is not recessed, just like how B&Ws are forward sounding. Plus, they take care of the speaker+amp+DAC requirement plus digital inputs. You may upgrade the DAC in the chain later on if it is not up to mark.

 

[dillihifi]

I recently heard the B&W 704S2 paired with a Sonneteer Alabaster rated 55 watts per channel. You can read about the impressions here https://www.hifivision.com/threads/an-evening-with-b-w-704-s2.71672/

 

[ABRAM]

Dear Milestone. Yes you are right. I will audition both. But I guess the kef is sounding more for my needs and budget. Will audition both though

 

[ABRAM]

Dear Dillihifi.
Tks. I went through your review. The speakers are no doubt excellent but the whole setup will cross my budget way beyond my stretchable limits.

 

[dillihifi]

@ ABRAM
What I meant was that you can consider the amp for these speakers you are in the process of picking up.

 

[ABRAM]

Ooh ok. Thanks.

 

[insane79]

So you bought the S683 s2 finally?

Cheers.