They arrived on my doorstep nestled in a cardboard box—two Bowers & Wilkins 606 S2 Anniversary Edition Speakers, offered on loan for review. These bookshelf speakers are geared for hi-fi enthusiasts who might not have the wherewithal to go full “rabbit hole” on the pursuit.
Often, people who love hi-fi orient entire rooms to the pursuit of audio purity, arranging the environment around imposing, floor-mounted towers and temperature-raising amplifiers. The 606 S2s, on the other hand, are meant to accentuate a room with their sound, rather than occupy it by force. That’s simply the way it goes with bookshelf speakers.
At the time of writing this, I found myself in an anti-bookshelf, anti-nearfield frame of mind: I had previously secured a pair of full-range speakers for my home studio, and the chest-rattling change had been dramatic. How could I go back? How would I temper my expectations for bookshelf speakers ever again, given that I finally had the means to feel the music in my body in my towers?
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