Bowers and Wilkins New CM series

[LuisEcho]

Does anyone have any information about the new series that. B&W is rolling out bestbuy is getting rid of there inventory in order to make room and also getting rid of demo units 50%off

 

[Beave]

The new series will no longer be referred to as the 'CM' series. They're going to be called a new 700-series. They'll use the new 'continuum' midrange driver instead of the yellow kevlar driver found in the CM series.

Here's the only info I've seen online:

https://www.hifiklubben.se/hifimagasin/produkter/2017/09/bw700-serie/

 

[OscarJr]

They're newest technology that theyre trickling into the 700 looks legit. If B&W had something in the 700 series similar to the 3-way's I just bought, I would definitely be looking into them, as I love the sound of my measly 686's, even as old as they are, lol. The rest is only better.

 

[killdozzer]

And not to forget your faithful AH site:

Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series 2 Debut and Demo Report

 

[speakerman39]

Mark Henniger over @AVS also offers some detailed info:

http://www.avsforum.com/bowers-wilkins-announces-700-series-speakers-cedia-2017/


Not implying one article is better than the other, but rather just adding a little flavor is all. Personally, I am very interested in both the 706 S2's and/or the 707 S2's. The 705 S2's are more than I would ever spend. At least, for the time being anyways.


Cheers,

Phil

 

[speakerman39]

Correction!

I am interested only in the 707 S2's b/c they are resonably priced whereas the 706/705 S2's are much more than I would ever spend. Besides, if I were to ever spend that much I would opt for the Philharmonic BMR's instead! Just saying............ Not in the market for anything new right now.


Cheers,

Phil

 

[Verdinut]

This new Series of Bowers & Wilkins speakers is advertised as being products with a Nominal Impedance of 8 ohms.

All three 3-way towers have a published impedance curve going down below 4 ohms at some point. I would rather consider those as 4 ohm speakers if the low impedance point of 3.1 ohms is in the low-midrange frequency region, lets says below 400 Hz.

The Marketing management does not seem to care about the equipment which is to be used to drive them.
Audiophiles who have equipment that cannot handle speaker loads of less than 6 ohms might be attracted by these new products but should beware.

Prospective buyers should have AVRs or power amps that are designed to handle 4 ohm speakers before committing to the purchase of those CM Series speakers.

 

[AUDIOCRAZE]

All I can say is that they’re a definite step up from the CM series. They take about a solid week to break fully in. I’m powering them with a Yamaha 3060 right now and it’s doing the job but I think I’m going to go with the monolith or maybe a used XPA Emotiva whenever I can recover from the dough I just threw at these. One thing that was of disappointment which I’ll warn is the clear coat finishing. I had a friend over for a listening session and I was showing him the beautiful cabinet and I happened to shine a bright LED light right on the finish well when I did I saw that the cabinets were covered in light swirl marks. Almost like if you bought a new car and took it through a car wash several times and you get those swirl marks on your finish. I know that the 800 series are done in England and are polished numerous times but for the price of these I still think it shouldn’t be like that. You don’t see it until you put a light right on them and you are within inches of them but still. B&W states that they shouldn’t be like that but I’ve seen a dozen models now that all have the same issue. I’m absolutely intoxicated by the sound so I wasn’t about to repackage then to roll the dice and see if I got a different batch without the issue. In my opinion these are the bread and butter in the entire B&W line when it comes to performance to value ratio.

 

[j_garcia]

I stopped reading at break in.

 

[Bucknekked]

I stopped reading at break in.

j_garcia
I thought I was the only one.

 

[Art Vandelay]

I stopped reading at break in.

Break in, break in, break in.

And now, for the select few who are still reading this post, I liked the above review, break-in and all.

All I can say is that they’re a definite step up from the CM series. They take about a solid week to break fully in. I’m powering them with a Yamaha 3060 right now and it’s doing the job but I think I’m going to go with the monolith or maybe a used XPA Emotiva whenever I can recover from the dough I just threw at these.

I’m absolutely intoxicated by the sound so I wasn’t about to repackage then to roll the dice and see if I got a different batch without the issue. In my opinion these are the bread and butter in the entire B&W line when it comes to performance to value ratio.

Nice write-up.

Fwiw, my 800 series also have the very fine swirls but unless you look at close distance with a bright white light from the right angle, it's invisible.

Agree fully re performance. Close to 'as good as it gets' at a snip of the price.

 

[Bucknekked]

Break in, break in, break in.

And now, for the select few who are still reading this post, I liked the above review, break-in and all.




Nice write-up.

Fwiw, my 800 series also have the very fine swirls but unless you look at close distance with a bright white light from the right angle, it's invisible.

Agree fully re performance. Close to 'as good as it gets' at a snip of the price.

its what makes the world go 'round: to each his own.
your post had a nice touch so I read the entire thing.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

They take about a solid week to break fully in.

More like your brain took a week to break in.

 

[Art Vandelay]

I know a person who played his speakers at max volume for a week to break them in, and succeeded in breaking them out - of warranty.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I know a person who played his speakers at max volume for a week to break them in, and succeeded in breaking them out - of warranty.

Yeah, when I owned the Salon2 and 802D2, I made sure my volume would never exceed a certain level by putting a limit on the pre-pro.