I sold previous B&W 602 s3 after I had to repair them and bought 685's to replace them.
Sound is similar as before, more details in mid range and a top, however , bottom is not as deep as before. I expected this due to reduced cabinet and meantime I ordered MS Alumni 9 subwoofer.
These speakers are slightly less sensitive at 88dB and have power handling at 100wRMS. They sound excellent with both rotel and CA amp, but as usual for this brand - more power you feed them is better.
It took them about two weeks to burn in because previous owner used them as surround only. I had to be more careful with positioning to get best results.
For now I'm pleased with the sound, looking forward to add on sub.
Testing different amps. I also upgraded to new interconnect RCA - QED reference 40.
