B&w ds7, yes or no? :confused:

[Supra]

I currently have b&w cdm9nt fronts with matching centre. My current surrounds are kef q55.2s, left over from my last set up.

I have purchased a hk8500, will be going the 7.1 route eventually, I'll use the kefs for rear duties in the 7.1 setup, unless of course someone can persuade me otherwise.

Currently I am consiering purchasing B&w Ds7's for the surround duties, do these look good. I knwo I should demo, but it is really hard to demo equipment that matches your own setup.

If anyone can recomend anything better than thhe ds7's for my setup, I would like to hear from them.

By the way this has to be done asap, as I have speaker cable traillng along the floor for the 55.2s, speaker cable for new surrounds is already in place in the wall.

Than you in advance for all your help.

 

[Supra]

>bump<

 

[Supra]

anyone!!

 

[kevshed]

ive been looking into this recently.... tough question as it depends on your environment.

If you have the space and are able to use some full range bookshelfs.. like the B&W 705's for example, i think this is the better solution. If however you want a bipole speaker - then the DS7s are a good choice. Also i think the DS7 are only available in black or white... not the wood finishes.

From my own audition i can tell you that they are great for movies, but not the best musically -so again it really depends what you are looking for.

 

[Hawklord]

It's usually best to have speakers of the same make/model so as sound passes around the rear sound stage it has the same voicing. I would suggest another pair of kefs maybe Q2ds's would be a suitable match

 

[Supra]

Right I have decided on the ds7's for the time being. Got a shock at the price i thought it was £450 for a pair! Oh no nothing is that simple they are £900 a pair.

Will wait a tad then buy them, i will use the kefs for the rear duties in the 7.1 set up.