Quote Originally Posted by newbsterv2
What do you think of the B&W 700 series, Pat D?? I listened to the 703's, the biggest model, and their midrange was way too projected but the things imaged like the dickens and had nicer bass the the Studio 100 v3's. Did I mention they LOOK 100X better too??
I've read reviews that noticed the same thing about the B&W's that I noticed as well. They said something about a peak around 4KHz. I'm going to audition the 704 which is basically the same as the 703 except for its a 2.5 way vs. an all out 3 way. Some reviewers have said that the 704 is ever so slightly shut in around the midband which is probably what I'll like about 'em. The only question I have is why there's 2 ports in the cabinet. 1 in front 1 in back. What do you think?
The only one in the 700 series I've heard is the B & W 705. I thought it was very nice and we enjoyed it on a variety of material. Very smooth with a nice image. I think I could learn to live with them. I generally listened to smaller speakers because I have a big subwoofer and don't really need a very big speaker. You can find John Atkinson's measurements on the Stereophile site and they are generally excellent. What the other 700s sound like I couldn't say.

There are quite a few very fine speakers available nowadays, so look around and decide which ones you prefer.