Rear speaker to match B&W Nautilus?

[crobo]

I have just acquired some Naulilus 805s and the HTM2 centre and and am considering going for 804s etc to complete the 5 speaker set. It may take a while to find some at the right price and in the meantime I may sell my existing 5.1 set. So I need a pair of rear speakers to get me going but I do want them to sound right.

Which speakers would work as reasonably well-matched rears with the 805s? Would something like the CDM 1SEs be a decent tonal match? I heard that the 600 series are brighter so they don't sound promising, but any opinions would be welcome.

Cheers

 

[Arcam_boy]

You could possibly try getting another set of 805s but they might be a bit pricey. You could always try the new 600 series of speakers as they feature basically the same drivers as the 800 series (i think ) I've got my 805s at the front at the moment and there doing a splendid job and they'll be stopping there until some 802D's replace them and then they'll be doing surround duties but thats a while off yet.

 

[Pat Marcus]

If you get 804s, I guess you`ll have them at the front and move your 805s to the back. Alternatively, save a bit of money and look out for B&Ws dedicated rear surround speakers. Youve not said what generation your B&Ws are but Im guessing that they are 805s and not 805S. Anyway, what I think you need are a nice set of lovely SCM1s which are the matching rear surround speaker. Similar in characteristics to 805s (same drivers in the same configuration), the SCM1s have a shallow but wide shape which means they are ideal for placing right next to rear walls. They also come with a useful, well made bracket for mounting them. Their wider dispersion than 805s makes them ideal for wrapping film effects but less good than 805s for multichannel music. That said, I use four of them in my system and theyre very good for music, too.

 

[angelislington]

You could always try the new 600 series of speakers as they feature basically the same drivers as the 800 series (i think )

Um, no, not quite.

Yes, some of the design philosophies trickle down but they are very different animals, with different components etc.

 

[Falp]

Nice speakers those 805...

The only B&W I liked until the CM1 come out...

Keep them and get a pair of Anthony Gallo A'Diva Ti for rear...

2nd option, Micro Ti
3rd option B&W MT1

 

[Cable Monkey]

CM1's. Not too expensive and relatively easy to sell on once the 804's arrive.

 

[jackal]

I use 2 pairs of B&W DS7s at the back to go with my 800 series fronts and they work very well.

Have a look at Sevenoaks ex demo list as they seem to go relatively cheaply (£550 - £700 vs £900 new).