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B&W’s first computer speakers promise hi-fi on the desktop

Alfred Siew
Last updated: June 13, 2014 at 4:45 PM
Alfred Siew
Published: February 26, 2010
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British hi-fi speaker maker Bowers & Wilkins has come up with its first pair of computer speakers, which it says will provide “hi-fi” sounds from laptops and PCs hooked up to them.

The MM-1, a little reminiscent of Bose’s earliesr PC offerings, looks the part and is now up for pre-order here in Singapore before it ships in April 2010. Each pair will cost you a handsome S$899 – the cost of a PC – at B&W distributor Eighteen 77.

As part of the product pre-launch promotion, you get 10% discount for buying of one unit and 15% discount for two units. Promotion ends on 2 Mar 2010, according to Eighteen 77.

So, what’s the big deal?

B&W claims its active, near-field speakers will offer better sounds than rivals in a rather diminishing field of good PC speakers. This, it says, is thanks to two separate drive units including an aluminum tweeter that is tuned for treble performance.

I haven’t listened to the speakers yet, but I’m rather worried about bass. Without a subwoofer, the MM-1 relies on what B&W calls Dynamic EQ boost to bring out the low-hums. Hmmm…

What seems nice, though, is that the MM-1 has its own headphone output, so sounds from your PC passes through the MM-1’s DSP before reaching  your headphones. This means you bypass your PC”s usually dodgy sounding headphone jack (unless you have a really expensive soundcard or amp for that).

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2 Comments
  • UV Paint : says:
    October 28, 2010 at 6:09 am

    for computer speakers, i alway buy those computer speakers that are made by JBL and also Cambridge Soundworks, they sound great’`;

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  • Dan C says:
    July 12, 2010 at 10:57 pm

    I’ve listened to these and they are awesome!

    Great range, great sound quality, great volume and they look awesome!!

    A nice little compliment to any Mac fan’s collection.

    B&W have nailed it again.

    🙂

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