Most manufacturers would rate an $1100 speaker as reaching down into the mid-50s Hz, at least. 69 Hz is more like a compact bookshelf LF rating than a floorstander. But the CM8 never sounded bass-shy on any material and the bass quality was extraordinary in every respect.
At the time, Bowers & Wilkins had created one of the – if not the – most visually striking loudspeakers on the market – £57,750 / $70,000 / AU$115,000 per pair, if you were wondering. And even today, among your Wilson Audio WAMM Master Chronosonics and your Avantgarde Acoustic Trio Classico XDs (Google them), the Nautilus are still very
Premium product, musical sound. These compact, stylish speakers have won an Award for the past two years with good reason. Pitched resolutely at the premium end of the desktop speaker market, build and finish is about what you’d expect for your £400, with no obtrusive switches or dials (the controls are concealed on the central metal band).
Bowers & Wilkins 607 S2 Anniversary Edition Bookshelf Speakers - $700/pair. The 607 S2 Anniversary Edition is the smallest model in the new Series. Here we have the Continuum driver material used for a combination midrange/bass driver that is 5” in diameter. The 607 is about 12” tall, by 6 ½” wide and about 8” deep.
Bowers & Wilkins is promising authentic stereo sound from this single enclosure, and to this end the Zeppelin features five carefully positioned speaker drivers. At either end of the cabinet there
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