I got a chance to auditioned B&W 684 and Polk's RTi A7.
Thanks to Vic of SnS.
I came from B&W family(600s3, 602s3) so sound coming from the 684 is familiar.
I would say a notch or two up from 602s3.
I just noticed that 602s3 has a better bass.
There must be something wrong with my ears.
The RTi A7 is detailed, much detailed than B&W.
2 tracks that I listened to shows a little bit of distortion under A7.
When I listened to the same tracks on the 684, that distortion was not present.
What's surprising was, totally wala ang sound that distorts, parang naputol ang tunog, hindi sya nag extend.
It just shows how detailed the RTi A7 is compared to 684.
It will let you hear things that you can't hear from the 684.
The RTi A7 comes straight out of the box so I would need to audition it again after a few weeks, hopefully break in na sya that time.
Since I was there and still have time on my hand I also auditioned the Paradigm Monitor 9 v6.
Same price range as the RTiA7 and B&W 684.
This really surprised me a lot.
Ito yata ang iuuwi ko at the end of the day.
Very detailed and easy to drive.
Bass is good, but it also exhibit the same character as the 684, ung parang naputol ang sound on part na na-distort ang sound sa A7.
Not sure if this is good.
If I did not hear that there is this part of the music in that tracks wala sana problem.
Much louder than A7 and 864 at same volume level.
This is the sound character I am looking for.
Downside, I don't like how it looks.
Though sound is what really matters, I also value the looks.
Decision, decision.
I am torn on which speaker to buy.
Need to audition it again so I won't get wrong.
If you are in my situation which one would you choose?