Customer Ratings & Reviews

You wont believe the sound quality from these speakers for their size

Best sounding speakers I've ever had. They sound way better than my old Bose V30.

Love the speakers. Definitely going to upgrade to the center channel.

Longtime fan. If you don't buy this speaker you should rename yourself idiot boy

The Speakers sound good and I have a complete set (7 + Sub Woofer)

Don't think so much, just get a pair and rediscover your favorite music

Sounds great for bookshelf. Dynamic throughout. Using as rears

Highly recommend this speaker for the price range. 5 Star

Best sound you can buy. Most definitely worth the price

love the sound - small package but big sound-don't hesitate

Sweet speakers, they sound amazing, I love them!!!

The speakers sounded amazing in the booth. The still sound good in our house but nothing like the they did at the store. They were more than I had planned to spend but hopefully they'll last a long time.

Great addition for my new family room surround sound system.

I really love my Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series 685 S2 book shelf speakers from the Southfield store. I want to thank Steve Habhab, my sales person. He is well versed on all the products in their Magnolia Room. I also purchased two B&W column speakers and a center channel a few years ago from Best Buy and they are "THE BEST"

ready sounds great watching movies well worth the money,

the best money i spent for a speaker will blow your mind

these types of speaker are great for small room. they are not too loud and you can hear high and low pitch sounds. it fill up a room with great sounds.

Cons - Great sound - Reasonable Price - Not too big, but powerful Pros - Not match with B&O front speakers - Easy to catch sound differences

Zounds...what sounds!!! The Bowers and Wilkens 685 S2 speakers will blow you away. I didn't believe that a bookshelf speaker could be so rich and full sounding but they are all of that and more. Listen to them for yourself, you too will be saying....Zounds...what sounds!!!!!

I was in the need to upgrade my bookshelf speakers and began listening to various HI-FI brands around my area such as KEF, Focal, Monitor Audio, and B&W. The KEF LS50 were my favorite, nice 3D presentation, but for my budget I really loved the 685 S2. The speakers need some break in time before they really open up, ~100 hrs. They also can sound slightly harsh right out of the box. Once broken in though they really shine. A good sound stage, great mids and highs, and for a book self speaker pretty nice bass. I do recommend a nice subwoofer to really bring out a little more oomph in the lows. I liked them better than the B&W CM1 and though the CM5 (more controlled) and CM6 (really open sound stage) were better, the 685 S2 gives you almost everything they give at a significant cost savings. I do recommend investing in a good amplifier. I am powering these with a Rotel RB1552 mk11 amp through the pre-outs on a Marantz receiver and the speakers really are more open and dynamic. I was originally using just the Marantz receiver and the sound was more recessed and less full to my ears. If you like a more neutral, balanced yet dynamic sounding speaker than these will definitely make you smile.