jutanclan
Novice Member
Hi AVForums friends,
Looking for some tips on what to do with my home setup. I love the B&W brand and would ideally like to stick with them. Currently have some older B&Ws that were built in England rather than China, but not intense on that one way or another. I want to upgrade my front L/Rs to some bigger floorstanders with some more power once I move out of this tiny apartment and to a home and then shuffle the rest of the system around.
My Current setup:
Thx!
Mike
Looking for some tips on what to do with my home setup. I love the B&W brand and would ideally like to stick with them. Currently have some older B&Ws that were built in England rather than China, but not intense on that one way or another. I want to upgrade my front L/Rs to some bigger floorstanders with some more power once I move out of this tiny apartment and to a home and then shuffle the rest of the system around.
My Current setup:
- Front L/R: B&W 602 S2
- Center: LCR 60
- Rears: LM1
- Upgrade fronts to something like the B&W 683 or C8 or C9...
- Move 602 S2's to floor stands to become my new surrounds (or, "rear surrounds", not sure which is recommended)
- Buy a solid new Denon Amp to power everything -- looking at either a 105 W/channel or a 140 W/channel option.
- Probably set up as a 7.1 for now... may buy 4 ceiling speakers later for Dolby Atmos but aim for 7.1 to start.
- Buy a Subwoofer -- don't have one yet. Maybe the B&W ASW 1000 or ASW..something 8 or 10. Saw good comments about the Hsu Research one.
- What do you recommend for fronts in that range? I am buying them used and want to spend $1000-$1500 for the pairs. Seeing lots of good stuff locally in good shape. 683s, 684s, and some of the C-ranges: C7, C8, C9.. I saw a C8 S2 as well, all around that price range.
- Where should I move the 602 S2's to in the new setup? Side surround or rear surround?
- Should I upgrade my Center Channel? I am currently running it with the 602 S2's offset in the amp settings at a higher DB than the other speakers... never found it very clear or loud enough, if I am being honest. If I do choose to upgrade the LCR 60... what do you recommend? LCR 60? HTM 61? CDM-CNT? I saw a lot of hate online for the HTM 61 though the B&W website "claims" that HTM 61 is purpose-built to match the 683s...
- Should I make use of the LM1s for one of the rear or side surrounds? Or sell them and get something that would fit this setup better?
- Any tips on Subwoofer? Stick with B&W or just go with something else?
Thx!
Mike