Soundtest - B&W 606 S2 anniversary (£599) vs. Wharfedale EVO 4.2 (£599)
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- Soundtest - B&W 606 S2 vs EVO 4.2 - Same price - Who wins?
Equipment:
BlueSound Node 2i running digital to Audiolab 9000A integrated amplifier. Using Kimber Kable 8TC as speaker cables.
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00:00: Intro
00:21: Out of Flux - Saxbounce (EVO 4.1)
00:51: Out of Flux - Saxbounce (EVO 4.2)
01:23: (Cinematic) Ian Post - Clarity (EVO 4.1)
02:35: (Cinematic) Ian Post - Clarity (EVO 4.2)
03:46: (Classical Music Playing) Ian Post - Canon in Major D (EVO 4.1)
06:18: (Classical Music Playing) Ian Post - Canon in Major D (EVO 4.2)
08:48: (Jazz music playing) The Roar by Southside Aces (EVO 4.1)
09:46: (Jazz music playing) The Roar by Southside Aces (EVO 4.2)
10:45: (Acoustic / Indie) Low Light - Never Lost (EVO 4.1)
11:35: (Acoustic / Indie) Low Light - Never Lost (EVO 4.2)
12:45: (Electronic) Curtis Cole - Ratata (EVO 4.1)
13:35: (Electronic) Curtis Cole - Ratata (EVO 4.2)
I have the Wharfedale Evo 4.2's, and they produce a little warm sound with a good bass response. The amt tweeters aren't overly bright, but still produce great treble. This test displays the B&W 606 S2's which are a bit more dynamic, with a slight brighter sound in the mid range to me. Great comparison between the speakers. Well done 👍
I have both pairs. I bought the 606 S2 Anniversary after the Evo, because I expected a brighter sound. I got a brighter sound, but I don't really need that level of brightness. In this kind of video comparison, the 606 S2 sounds better for me, but in a live comparison in my house the Evo produces more detail. The bass is not as deep, but it sounds harder, faster and more dynamic. Also, the sound stage is wider. Everyone who listened to my 606 S2 said the sound was clearer, but when I made a comparison with quick switching, they all said the Evo had more sound, more detail, and a wider soundstage.
I don't know why, 606 sounds more cheerful. When I listen to something new, I don't know for some details and I'm happy, but when I listen to it from Evo, I hear something more. On the 606 the guitar sounds mellow. It's like comparing a guitar with plastic and metal strings.
Now I only use 606 and am trying to give them a second chance.
Hi very interesting comments on the 606, as you know b&w brought out S3 version, i a-b against my old dm602s3 I stillloke my old speakers . Regards mark
It's that classic thing. What initially sounds exciting to us isn't always better. In a side-by-side comparison, people tend to prefer brighter. But that doesn't mean you'll prefer a brighter speaker over long periods of time.
I get all the detail thing and clearer sounding, but speakers are not all about that. Tell me which one makes you to listen more music and can't stop, that's important to me, not the amount of detail or wide soundstage, but the fun factor. I'm also considering these two and can't decide... I had the tower - 4,4 and didn't give it much of a chance, I wish I was, but back than I remember they didn't sound anything special. Yeah, good detail, good base, but almost zero fun, boring were they..
0:24 bw vs 0:54 evo
0:35 bw vs 1:05 evo
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Song 2
1:22 bw vs 2:34 evo
1:38 bw vs 2:50 evo
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Song 3
3:46 bw vs 6:20 evo
5:00 bw vs 7:33 evo
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Song 4
8:54 bw vs 9:53 evo
9:00 bw vs 10:00 evo
9:35 bw vs 10:35 evo
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Song 5
10:54 bw vs 11:50 evo
11:25 bw vs 12:16 evo
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Song 6
12:35 bw vs 14:00 evo
I have just bought the 606 s2's brand new after listening to them on an hour long demo next to the Triangle Borea 03's. The aspect that instantly made me buy them is their tweeter. They generate an image that I've never heard before. Wide and tall, it's like some giant invisible PA's are sitting right in front of me. The Triangles are very good speakers but sound less exciting, have less spark on the top end but their tweeter is just normal, you instantly know where the tweeters are at; but with the 606 s2's they disappear into the whole room
GOOD...Evo 4.2 balanced and subtle sound.
Хорошее видео. Спасибо что поделились комментариями!
B&W way too bright for me. Thank you for the demo.
Thanks so much for sharing.
The 606 sounds a lot brighter. But it seems like it would be fatiguing after a while. In comparison, the Evo may sound muffled, but I suspect it would hold up to more hours of listening on more records. Bright speakers are initially exciting, but initial excitement isn't everything.
It's like how in blind taste tests people often prefer Pepsi to Coke. Pepsi is slightly less carbonated and is sweeter. It has less bite. But over a longer period of time, people prefer Coke because the Pepsi taste is almost too sweet. It gets cloying.
Right now I have some Klipsch speakers. They sound very good on some things. But man, their bright top end and scooped midrange doesn't work on certain sources. For example if an album has a lot of cymbals or harsh electric guitars, the Klipsch speakers are almost painful. I can't listen to any of my pop punk records on them. I'm looking for something a little mellower. Maybe I'll keep the Klipsch and set up something where I can switch back and forth. I've been looking at Wharfedales because they seem to have that mellow top end and prominent midrange I've been looking for.
I think it would be much more clear to cut between each rather thank re-starting.
Спасибо за сравнение!
I find the sound of the B&W 606 S2 to be bright, harsh and fatiguing.
I'm leaning heavily on getting the EVO 4.2's in the very near future so this comparison was interesting. The B&W tweeter was waaaay too hot for my liking with electronic music but I thought they sounded pretty good on classical. IMO, the 4.2's are clearly the more balanced speaker and can play everything seemingly well.
Spot on! B&W has a habbit to produce harsh and overly bright speakers. Not for long listening at all.
Depends on receiver.
Hi, I seen 607 for £279 but I haven’t seen 606 for £250 but now £ 349 so far . Regards mark
I wonder how a slightly larger woofer in the evos would have sounded
it'w well known, B&W sounds much brighter, the real difference here is the third way of the EVO and the kevlar woofer giving much control of the low frequencies. Honestly, i don't like its sound, i'm a JBL's sound lover but recognize the superiority of EVO over jazz and classical. The ideal would be to have a pair of speakers for louder music and a pair for chamber music, plugged through a high quality speakers switch (if you use a single ampli).
I prefer the 606 because they are smaller, they sound great with a single driver,
In August 2023 the price of the 606's is £399 and the Wharfedale's I can't see for less than £649. The price vs performance for me is with the 606's purely based on the prices. Having said that I think the Evo speakers do sound more balanced, less bright and maybe overall the best choice if you listen to many genres, or you want something forgiving on bad recordings and have the budget. I picked up the 606's can't wait to use them. In the audition I played some Herbie Hancock (Head Hunters), AIM (Hinterland) and Polyphia (Remember that you will die). Polyphia sounded extremely good, so I would say they work well with complex music.
Hi interesting comments I also thinking in getting 606, but I own 602s3 speakers which had good reviews years ago. Regards mark
The 606 are £250 now if you shop around so to the 607
@@shaunyweaver1144 Yeah I prob should have waited a month or 2 but it's because the S3's have just been released so outlets are keen to sell old stock.
My english is not so good. You wrote the Wharefdale "maybe overall the best choice" but you bought the B&W? I am in try and error phase can´t buy both at same time. I test the B&W 606 S3 now. But the Evo 4.2 are at same price hmmm
Or I could get a 2 old use pair of Lintons 85 included the stand for same price.
@@chotafallen8390 The Wharfdale's are much more expensive, where I live, so the sound is more balanced but is it worth the extra £250. I decided not. I really like the 606's but their one downfall for me is the base can be too much. The detail is still very good and I'm enjoying them.
The Evos by a long shot in this demo.
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Evo zaskakująco dobre ❤
Evo week tweeter, low efficiency on lower volume
Evo 4.2 more relaxe sound and warm
Wharfedale
Your content has no value to your audience if you’re not constructive in nature and describe what you believe are the reasons these speakers have differences in detail and nuances. It’s your post.
Cheers
Wharfdale are better.
Yeah, no contest! 👍
wharfe. 👍
I have Evo 4.2 in a high celling livingroom. I feed them with a Schiit Vidar power amp 2x 100W on 8 Ohms and 2x 200W on 4 Ohms.
Evo has a really nice textured bass, with a warmer character, but it doesent means that you loss details.
They are in one price level but not in one quality level. Evo is 1 step higher, if someone don"t like this fact, lets see the weight, dimensions, driver structure etc.
Quad S2 их переиграет! Намного будет детальней и интересней, EVO 4.2 точно в пролете.
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B and W s were the worst speakers I’ve ever owned , they made even music I loved , very tiring and they seemed to confuse sharpness as clarity . Like someone turned on an old transistor radio in comparison to a quad 11l .
Evo are the worst i ever have. Even diamond 9.2 sounds beter for me. The vocals souns very bad ,as from another room or behind a curtain.
evo better
Yep!!
Schrot....
B&W рвут Wharfdale как тузик грелку. В разы яснее и выразительнее.
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Sound same