B/W 702 s3


I bought a pair of B/W 702 s3's last year.  They sound average to me.  My question is would bi-amping them with Rotel RB1582 MII's be a dramatic change.  My local shop suggested to even try bi-wiring them.  Before I do I wanted to get some opinions and feedback

speedysteve4

Dramatic difference -- probably not.  Loudspeaker and listening positioning can make large differences in your sound quality.  I would exhaust those options before changing any equipment.

I don't think the Rotel is a good match to the B&W's from my experience with the matching Preamp, I do not have the amp. Little lean sounding and a little bright, not overly musical either. I found the preamp to be neutral leaning to the lean, bright side, if the amp has similar sound, then I would look elsewhere for a quality amp. I would not bother with the tri-bi wiring or amping get a solid single amp to drive them. If money isn’t an issue do mono blocks. 

Adding a subwoofer should make a big difference. They are lacking low end punch. Bi-amp/bi-wire won't do anything to help the lack of bottom end.