lowrider007
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I recently grabbed the B&W 606 (s1) for a good price, coming from my old DM602s2 I thought this would be a no brainer but after a week of listening not so sure, I'm really not gelling with the midrange, it sounds very veiled/muddy, if I'm being honest the speaker in general sounds quite 'bloated', the bass seems to overshadow the mids, I've a/b the 606 vs my dm602s2 and although the 606 does some things better, notibly timing, the midrange is a lot less apparent on the 606's, the sound signature of 606's actually reminds me of the old bbe button on old Aiwa mini systems, I know a lot of people back in the day used to love that DSP, I guess that's why these speakers are popular, they sound 'fun' I guess?
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I just wanted to further comment that I've read quite a few people mention that they find these speakers 'harsh' or 'bright', in case you're reading this contemplating these speakers, they are not harsh, they are very warm speakers, they have a smiley EQ sound to them, if you're looking for clear, neutral sounding speakers these are not that, look elsewhere, tbh I'm a little bewildered with all the positive press reviews these receive!
Anyway back to business, luckily I am within the return period for these, that being the case, what speakers do your guys recommend I try with better midrange, more analytical/neutral sounding for around the £500 mark?
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I just wanted to further comment that I've read quite a few people mention that they find these speakers 'harsh' or 'bright', in case you're reading this contemplating these speakers, they are not harsh, they are very warm speakers, they have a smiley EQ sound to them, if you're looking for clear, neutral sounding speakers these are not that, look elsewhere, tbh I'm a little bewildered with all the positive press reviews these receive!
Anyway back to business, luckily I am within the return period for these, that being the case, what speakers do your guys recommend I try with better midrange, more analytical/neutral sounding for around the £500 mark?
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