I also don't understand the facination with B&Ws. I also auditioned several B&Ws in the B&M stores including the 602s. I heard great resoultion from them but they also sounded cold and distant and not much of that "you are there" feeling I get with the Axioms and more so with the Maggies(IMHO).
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Whenever I read other audio forums regarding these speakers, most of the reviewers rave about them
I think they are raving about them because, for them, it is what sounds right. I think it's just a matter of taste as to which speakers sound "right" to all of us and we all have different ideas about what sounds truest.
Were you able to return the B&Ws for a refund?
When you were auditoning speakers, did you have a chance to listen to the Cantons. Anyone else heard the Cantons? They are not a brand you hear much about but the ones I heard sounded very good.
P.S: Its really not a bad Idea to have an ear check up. I do it every few years.
