The B&W 603 are cracking speaker for the money and I paid £1200!
They were not overly bright, but was bright, typical b&w signature sound I really liked mine but their matching centre speaker I thought was poor hence why I upgraded mine to arendals. My arendals are more laid back from the b&w 603, the arendals wide soundstage is on another level. Apples to oranges tbh.
Yes I would definitely recommend the 603 esp now they have somewhat reduced in price. I still own my b&w 607 that I use for the surrounds and best bookshelf speaker for the price.