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stranded

8:03 AM on 27 May, 2010

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Though i prefer plain designs (primitive and metallic) this is not bad at all.

I think they will sound good. Thumbs up for the review.

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David46

9:15 AM on 27 May, 2010

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I thought these speakers were only available via the Apple Store? I don't see them listed in SSVA.

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Hugo

9:18 AM on 27 May, 2010

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There was a short period when they were exclusive to the Apple store.

But now: http://store.sevenoakssoundandvision.co.uk/products/productdetail/part_number=MM-1/1765.0

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CheapInformation

9:25 AM on 27 May, 2010

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Thank you for the review,

I currently have the Teufel Concept B 200 USB Speakers.

Would these be a worthwhile upgrade and is there any static noise when no music is playing?

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FreQ

10:52 AM on 27 May, 2010

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I currently use Aego M's, which are good quality, nice speakers. These look like they might be a good upgrade sometime, although I'm in no pressing need atm.

£400 seems quite steep though, the Aego's were only £100 and whilst I'd rather pay for quality, £400 is quite a jump. Does anyone know if these are available in stores like John Lewis - so we can hear them before splashing out?

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Digital Fury

1:05 PM on 27 May, 2010

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I'm actually expecting my 27" iMac tomorrow and was looking into these, but they are quite expensive for a pair of desktop speakers.

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Peter

1:49 PM on 27 May, 2010

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Not actually that expensive in this range considering genelec 6010A are around £169 per speaker without USB / volume / headphone jack and no remote.

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James Reckitt

3:09 PM on 27 May, 2010

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I would have ordered a pair of these straight away (I'm a HUGE B&W fan!) but the small size and lack of sub concerns me. I'm currently using, with my PC, a set of Bose Companion 3's; how do they compare?

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RichMorris

4:35 PM on 27 May, 2010

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I got MM-1 the first week they came out at the apple store and have never regretted it. I had to decided between the MM-1 and the Bose music monitor which sounded better at first then I notice the B&W where not connected by USB but by the 3.5mm stereo jack so I get them to change it and WOW that's when they came life, Yes they expensive but you get what you pay for and in the case of the MM-1 this is a balance and natural sound, a lot of sets especially the 2.1 sets have too much base which for me ruined the over all musical experience.

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PoisonJam

5:32 PM on 27 May, 2010

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What HiFi gave a similarly glowing review. I'll be getting a pair of these as soon as I get my bigger desk (and can afford them!).

@ James Reckitt - you mention you're a big B&W fan but have doubts over the lack of a sub but I can't think of much in B&Ws range that isn't a home cinema speaker set that uses a sub. Your Bose set has small satellites and a large sub so I'd be more inclined to think it will lack a lot more in the mid - low-mid range vs the B&Ws, though I admit I have never heard them and I'm just speculating.

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philehidiot

6:39 PM on 27 May, 2010

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It seems to me if you're going to spend £400 on a pair of speakers then you're going to be knowledgeable enough in the area to know that on board sound is cack and be able to afford a proper sound card. Personally even for a laptop I'd rather have the choice of buying an x-fi USB unit and pay less for the speakers without the USB stuff.

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Moogle Stiltzkin

12:30 AM on 28 May, 2010

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These seem pricey >:x hm

The one i have is a pair of Aktimate Minis. Their awesome for pcs :}

A step below it there is the AudioEngine 5 :x

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HisEnormity

1:55 AM on 28 May, 2010

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HOW MUCH!!!

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James Reckitt

12:32 PM on 1 June, 2010

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@PoisonJam - That's a fair point, but the size of the units (sub or not) concerns me. If you look at their 685/686 speakers there's noticeably weaker bass response with the smaller 686's, which are still much much larger than these!

I listen to a lot of music (from jazz to prog. rock to heavy metal) and I admit, my Bose system does lack in mid range, it's just whether I'd sacrifice bass for better mid range...

Ahh well, either way, I think a shopping trip is in order, to hear these babies in the flesh! :)

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CheapInformation

2:48 PM on 22 July, 2010

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Just bought a set of these and they are noticeably better than the Teufel Concept B 200 USB Speakers that I previously had.

They do have a white noise when not on mute on my Macbook Pro, I have spoken to B&W and they say that they are releasing a firmware patch in the next month to deal with this.

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Ramosa

3:03 PM on 14 August, 2010

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"The cable joining the two speakers together is fairly short" ... Couldn't you just have given the length and let us decide what we define as short? :-p

So, I have 3 questions I need answered before I can purchase these speakers:

1) Length of speakers cable

2) Does it have ASIO?

3) Can you plug a second PC into the Aux-in, thus having 2 PC's share the same speakers (only one with DSP effects of course)

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CheapInformation

9:05 PM on 3 September, 2010

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1) The cable is just over 1 metre in Length.

2) I don't know what ASIO is.

3) You can plug the 2nd PC into the "Aux" jack and have two PCs running off the same speakers.

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There was never any doubt in our minds that the Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 speakers would be something special and, lo and behold, they are. They look stunning and sound even better - truly, PC audio has never had it so good. Read full review

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By Hugo Jobling
Reviewed 27 May 2010
Updated 24 August 2011

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