I've spent the last few months chopping and changing speakers and now I am finally happy after going back to B&W from owning a pair of Monitor Audio GR20s.

I never truly got on with the GR20s, I found them extremely difficult to cope with my wide musical tastes, and they'd always disappoint.

Shortly after selling the GR20s I bought a pair of the 685s - the new standmount that replaces the DM601 S3. Slighty more expensive, but wow.. totally worth it. I was seriously blown away by the 685. I have never heard something so good at this price.

So, why did I sell them just 4 weeks after? To be honest, as much as I hated the GR20s towards the end, I missed the low end grunt on offer. So I turned my attention to the 683 - because I really did love the 685s.

Wow. These speakers MUST be auditioned if you are looking for floor standers between $1000 - $2000 - I honestly don't think they can be beaten. The bass is PROPER bass - low, tuneful and controlled. The midrange is mind blowing, due to the fact that B&W have managed to incorporate an FST midrange driver in a 600 series speaker. Loosely based on the 804, this speaker out performs anything I have heard at this price for sure!

My music listening is done entirely from my Mac MIni. My CDs have been imported and stored away and I couldn't be happier. If anyone wants to discuss computer based servers please get in touch, as I am extremely pleased with the results.

My listening room is quite small, 12 x 9 which would make you think that the B&Ws are way too big for a room of this size - not the case. They perform exceedingly well in my room.

Thanks!