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Bowers & Wilkins 685

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User ratings:
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3.6 out of 5
88 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
27 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
6
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6 editorial reviews
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B&W 685 Bookshelf Speakers user reviews : 4.3 out of 5 - 34 reviews - audioreview.comRead more
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Pros

  • provide full sound spectrum mixed with accurate harmony mid-range
  • solid and of pretty good performance
  • Very nice job

Cons

  • no direct replacement for the larger 20-litre/180mm 602
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Bowers & Wilkins 685 - Pros & Cons

Bowers & Wilkins 685

Pros

  • provide full sound spectrum mixed with accurate harmony mid-range
  • solid and of pretty good performance
  • Very nice job
  • overall sound a very accurate and natural bottom end
  • complex music thanks to plenty of detail and smoothness across registers
  • Easily the most complete and well-balanced sound
  • produce clear and detailed sound
  • Good speaker
  • speakers are ideal for small to medium-sized rooms
  • The midrange is particularly well-defined
  • exceptionally competent loudspeaker

Cons

  • no direct replacement for the larger 20-litre/180mm 602
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  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • 685s sounded a little on the shrill side
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  • won't even buy you a pair of speaker cables
  • listen to a lot of hip-hop or bass-heavy material
  • The Pioneers could be a little muddy in the bass
  • there is only one color option available at the moment

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Bowers & Wilkins 685 - Full Specifications

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General
Speaker type2-way
Number of drivers2
Recommended usageSpeaker set unit
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Wood,
Speaker placementFloor
Speaker enclosureReflex
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Features
Equalizerno
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Tweeter
Tweeteryes
Tweeter diameter0.98 in
Number of tweeter drivers1
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Connectivity
Connectivity technologyWired
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Dimensions
Weight15.43 lb
Height13.39 in
Width7.8 in
Depth13.03 in
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Audio features
AmplifierBuilt-in
Impedance8.0 Ω
Sensitivity88.0 dB
RMS rated power100.0 W
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)1.0 %
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Woofer
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Bowers & Wilkins 685 Bowers & Wilkins - Editorial Reviews (6)

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Bowers & Wilkins 685 Bowers & Wilkins 685 review
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TechRadar
Published: 19.09.2007
Bowers & Wilkins 685 review

Latest budget range features revised styling and engineering

Bowers & Wilkins 685 Home review
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whathifi
Published: 20.05.2013
Home review

There are more talented rivals on the scene, but the veterans are enduring greats

Bowers & Wilkins 685 B&W 685 Bookshelf Speakers user reviews : 4.3 out of 5 - 34 reviews - audioreview.com
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B&W 685 Bookshelf Speakers user reviews : 4.3 out of 5 - 34 reviews - audioreview.com

B&W 685 Bookshelf Speakers user reviews : 4.3 out of 5 - 34 reviews - audioreview.com

Bowers & Wilkins 685 Bowers & Wilkins 685 Speaker Review
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TechCrunch
Published: 19.11.2007
Bowers & Wilkins 685 Speaker Review

After checking out B&W’s 685 stereo speakers for more than a month, I’m truly impressed. These mid-size speakers are perfect for a roomy bookshelf or on speaker stands, and they handled all the music I could throw at them with precision and superb richness. Movies still benefit from…

Bowers & Wilkins 685 Superb sound worth the extra scratch
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CNET
Published: 14.10.2014
Superb sound worth the extra scratch

Whether you listen to death metal or nature documentaries, the Bowers and Wilkins B&W 685 S2s are an astoundingly good set of speakers and an excellent deal at this price level.

Bowers & Wilkins 685 Bowers & Wilkins 685 Bookshelf Loudspeaker Reviewed - HomeTheaterReview
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Published: 31.12.2008
Bowers & Wilkins 685 Bookshelf Loudspeaker Reviewed - HomeTheaterReview
3.0

These attractive looking and compact speakers reminded our reviewer why he loves bookshelf speakers: "fantastic midrange presence and definition with a nimble, sweet tweeter, all in a compact package." He also found the 685s "are among the best spatially, "throwing a wide and well-defined soundstage that is anything but vague and/or artificial..."

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