B&W DM-220 or MD-6

[Phield]

Hi AK members,

this is my first post here. I have to say that english is not my first langage so please be indulgent.

First, my set-up:

Sansui AU-7900 (fully recapped few weeks ago)
Bryston 2B LP power amp
Cambridge Aero 2 speakers
Technics SL-1200 with Ortofon blue cartridge. (Yeah i'm 95% vinyl)

As you can see, the Cambridge is the weakest part of my set-up. I have the opportunity to buy two different vintage B&W speakers. Both are originals. A pair of DM-220 and a pair of MD-6.

Do you think that one of these will be an upgrade ?

Actually, i use the AU-7900 as a preamp hooked to the Bryston, Since it has been fully recapped, maybe the Sansui would sound better alone ???

I'd like to have your opinion on the B&W speakers paired with the Sansui, or the Sansui + Bryston....

Hope that someone here has experience with this kind of set-up...

Thanks

 

[Roboturner91]

I assume you mean DM6 instead of MD6.

The DM6 (often called "pregnant penguin" or "pregnant robot") is a vastly better overall speaker and it's not even close. But you need a lot of power to get them going. but you have a Bryston amp, so that shouldn't be a problem.

The DM220s are OK. I had a brief infatuation with those. They sound nice. But they would likely cost you about half of what the DM6 would and there's a good reason why.