Or the "quantum stickers":
Jeff Lin is the operator and owner of Telos Quantum technique.
telos-audio.com.tw
TELOS Quantum X2 Stickers (sheet of 20)
recordclean.com.au
"Peter, I can’t believe what I’m hearing! This is incredible!"
- G.C. Tasmania (Quantum Stickers)
"This is insane! I can’t think of any logical reason why these stickers should do what they do…but they’re doing it anyway…and how! This is the best, most cost-effective upgrade I have ever tried...and that's over 40 years in audio! If this is audio voodoo, give me more of it!"
- P.S. Victoria (Quantum X2 Fuses and Quantum Stickers)
"This sceptic is well and truly convinced…I’ve gone dotty!"
- B.L. Victoria (Quantum X2 Fuses and Quantum Stickers)
"If I had found these things years ago I would have saved a lot of money. I’m hearing things I’ve never heard before!
The ambiance, the imaging, the voice, the definition…amazing!
The noise floor dropped dramatically! I can hear everything! The best upgrade in audio!"
- P.W. NSW (Quantum X2 Fuses and Quantum Stickers)
"I have never heard anything like this…anywhere!"
- D.L. NSW (Quantum X2 Fuses and Quantum Stickers)
If we are going to turn this into Audio Subjective Review, my brother owns a pair of KEF R5s, and I have listened to the 706 S2 as well. I find it very strange that anyone would prefer the B&Ws. To me, they sound bright and tinny, and the soundstage is lacking (I currently own a pair of Revel F208 and M16).
Subjective opinions based on uncontrolled listening are, well... not reliable.
Just look at this review of another B&W speaker, the 606 S2 (5/5):
What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022 winner. B&W hones its 606 standmounters to great effect
www.whathifi.com
Move up the frequency range and the steps up in articulation and clarity are striking. Voices come through with greater subtlety, and it’s easier to hear changes in intonation and phrasing. The Series 2 offers a clearer view of the recording and sounds more balanced overall.
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Their presentation is tauter, and a little more forward than the originals, but also sounds more natural and transparent. Tonally, there’s been a shift away from what now seems like a slightly over-blown bass and overly rich lower midrange to something more neutral.
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As the music builds, these speakers have the composure and organisation to keep things under control. They rarely sound flustered or stressed no matter how demanding things get.
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Along with the improved muscle, we’re finding it easier to track low-level instrumental strands and pick up on fine detail. The new model conveys instrumental textures with more skill and locates instruments within the sound stage with greater stability.
And then you have this review (It's the same speaker. S2 is the Anniversary Edition. And yes, I know he liked the 705 S3).
The review is very negative, and so are the comments:
I just got my B and W 606 s2s up and running today. I was shocked. It's for this reason that I went online to see if others have had the same experience as mine. Well, I agree completely with the reviewers here. These are very harsh speakers. There is 'bright' and then there are the 606 S2s. These are being packed up and returned tomorrow.
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Totally agree, i have those speakers and it is so bad that I thought they where broken
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I have the 606 and I can't enjoy music on these speakers. make me fatigue/headachy. the same songs even sound more musical on my Huawei p30 phone speakers. it is definitely harsh in my experience and I hope to replace it in the future
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I got some B&W 706s and they sound sort of OK but a bit ordinary for the price.The voice sound isn't near throaty enough and sounds just a little bit muffled while the highest highs are stinging. The ride cymbal rocks but the voice sounds 2D and "boxed in".
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I have owned a pair for 2 months and have tested them with what I consider two be warmish amplifiers and I although they do some things well they are to bright. They give me a headache after an hour. I've actually bought a cheap pair of Q acoustic 3020 as a place holder until my 606s2 sell on eBay.
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And I thought my hearing was damaged because most people were praising these speakers
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I love B&awesome but hated these. After 15 minutes I was totally fatigued. So glad to read a review that echos EXACTLY how I found them.
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I bought the 606 s2 because I enjoyed the previous 606s so much,but I have to agree with you on the 606 s2.they are all treble and hardly any bass,and I sold them within 2 weeks of buying them
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Guys, I couldn’t agree more with you on this review. I actually bought a pair of 606 s2 anniversary editions and found the sound beautiful but fatiguing. It was honestly bittersweet to return them because they are special speakers minus the crazy brightness issue, but even after hours of burn in I just didn’t want to listen to music.
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I'm in my 60's and I found these speakers too damned bright and not neutral when I heard them. And I hate excess sibilance! I shun such speakers (and am just as repeled by one-note bass as well)! Thanks for the confirmation; wow!
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Everyone who disagree with this don't have good and sensitive ears or are fooling themself. Doesn't matter what amp you are using or what kind of room. They sound just terrible anyway.
But there are B&W fans as well:
Must be something wrong with your ears?
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Obviously can't get these speakers free from B&W hence this nasty video
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This review officially puts you in the fool category. Can't watch anything you put out again.
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Its for the views. They wanted to get 200k fast and to do that, shitting on some well known product is the obvious thing to do. They lost my respect and unsubscribed.
So what did we learn from all this, without looking at measurements? Nothing, really. It's all just subjective "data".
From the Reddit thread:
Sales guy in the room stated a strong preference for the BW 706 S2 vs the R3.
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the BW sounded significantly better. To my untrained ears, the 706 S2s just seemed to have more clarity, more 3d imaging, just more overall ”enveloping” sound. The music coming out of the speakers just seemed noticeably ”richer” to my ears.
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R3 where on a shelf, only a few inches from back wall.
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706 s2 were on a shelf as well, but due to the size difference of the speakers, they had more room behind them.
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Source material was just what was on Best buys Demo application screen — a few live DMB songs and some other stuff I wasn’t as familiar with.
To summarize, a random guy/girl with "untrained ears" walks into a Best Buy. The sales guy states a strong preference for a bright speaker, and they listen to stuff that the customer isn't familiar with. The speakers are on a shelf - not stands, and the KEFs are placed "only a few inches from the back wall".
I mean, who needs measurements, when we have "data" like this?
B&W speakers are designed to "impress" at a demo. The result is pretty much expected.