I'm Driving 6 Hours Roundtrip To Get Matching Surround Speakers....Am I Crazy?
03-01-02, 03:04 PM
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I'm Driving 6 Hours Roundtrip To Get Matching Surround Speakers....Am I Crazy?
I think I may be nuts...
Tomorrow morning I'm driving almost three hours to Champaign (please don't snow a lot....please don't snow a lot) to buy a pair of B&W S2 601's in cherry to match my fronts. For those of you who don't know B&W came out with the S3's and changed the color of the finish...thus the new 601's don't match my 602's. After a week of calling around in Wisconsin and Illinois I found this one store with one pair left! Am I crazy to go so far out of my way to get these speakers when I get get a pair in black finish without leaving the city?
Tomorrow morning I'm driving almost three hours to Champaign (please don't snow a lot....please don't snow a lot) to buy a pair of B&W S2 601's in cherry to match my fronts. For those of you who don't know B&W came out with the S3's and changed the color of the finish...thus the new 601's don't match my 602's. After a week of calling around in Wisconsin and Illinois I found this one store with one pair left! Am I crazy to go so far out of my way to get these speakers when I get get a pair in black finish without leaving the city?
03-01-02, 04:19 PM
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Dammit.....dammit!!!!!
I just called the store to confirm that I was coming to buy the speakers and the guy told me that the computer had inventory wrong. It was a pair of 602's instead of 601's....Ughhhh!
Does anyone know where a pair of B&W 601 S2 in cherry exist for sale?
I just called the store to confirm that I was coming to buy the speakers and the guy told me that the computer had inventory wrong. It was a pair of 602's instead of 601's....Ughhhh!
Does anyone know where a pair of B&W 601 S2 in cherry exist for sale?
03-02-02, 01:40 AM
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Hifi Sound in downtown Minneapolis also carries B&W.
It's on Harmon, between 12th and 13th.
The shop owner is really friendly and helpful in my experiences there.
http://www.hifi-sound.com/
1226 Harmon Place
Downtown Minneapolis,MN 55403
612-339-6351 On-site Parking
..just a question, though.....why not go with the 602's?
It's on Harmon, between 12th and 13th.
The shop owner is really friendly and helpful in my experiences there.
http://www.hifi-sound.com/
1226 Harmon Place
Downtown Minneapolis,MN 55403
612-339-6351 On-site Parking
..just a question, though.....why not go with the 602's?
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03-02-02, 10:58 AM
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Originally posted by joshd2012
How long ago where they out in retail? Depending on how long ago it was, I might have an answer.
How long ago where they out in retail? Depending on how long ago it was, I might have an answer.
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Originally posted by edclem
Hifi Sound in downtown Minneapolis also carries B&W.
It's on Harmon, between 12th and 13th.
The shop owner is really friendly and helpful in my experiences there.
http://www.hifi-sound.com/
1226 Harmon Place
Downtown Minneapolis,MN 55403
612-339-6351 On-site Parking
..just a question, though.....why not go with the 602's?
Hifi Sound in downtown Minneapolis also carries B&W.
It's on Harmon, between 12th and 13th.
The shop owner is really friendly and helpful in my experiences there.
http://www.hifi-sound.com/
1226 Harmon Place
Downtown Minneapolis,MN 55403
612-339-6351 On-site Parking
..just a question, though.....why not go with the 602's?
I just want to be anal and have by surrounds match the fronts if at all possible.
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Originally posted by jpalm
I'm not exactly sure I believe the new Series 3 speakers only came out a couple of months ago. So I would guess that up until the beginning of the year the S2s were widely available.
I'm not exactly sure I believe the new Series 3 speakers only came out a couple of months ago. So I would guess that up until the beginning of the year the S2s were widely available.
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Originally posted by joshd2012
You should try stores that are not in your area and see if they will ship to you. I mean, as long as they are the same model number, they should match, right?
You should try stores that are not in your area and see if they will ship to you. I mean, as long as they are the same model number, they should match, right?
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Originally posted by jpalm
The idea has crossed my mind, but I would have to find a very cooperative store since B&W has a strict "no mail/internet" sales policy. Granted if I purchase from a retailer that is authorized I don't see why they couldn't ship, but even the store in Champaign wouldn't ship them.
The idea has crossed my mind, but I would have to find a very cooperative store since B&W has a strict "no mail/internet" sales policy. Granted if I purchase from a retailer that is authorized I don't see why they couldn't ship, but even the store in Champaign wouldn't ship them.
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They are in the DC area, but they have been good to me. If they have them, it would be easy to convince them to mail them to you.
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Hey Jpalm have you tried to find a Used pair on www.audiogon.com they have some great deals and since usually they are owned by HI-FI enth. they are in pretty good shape. there is always a ton of Paradigm stuff floating around on that site
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I think I've officially given up on the cherry finish. I haven't found any on the online classifieds, but I did find a pair online in Canada, but the store doesn't do online sales of anything let alone B&W. I did send an email to the US distributor, but I doubt I'll get a response from them.
I guess, I will have to go with the black finish and not care that they don't match. Of course, I didn't buy the B&Ws for their looks in the first place...sound is all that matters...right?
I guess, I will have to go with the black finish and not care that they don't match. Of course, I didn't buy the B&Ws for their looks in the first place...sound is all that matters...right?
