I've heard the B&W CM9 now. What are my impressions? I am still a fan of actives, and this is a passive speaker. However, they sound very good. Although I would say they are more laid-back than is strictly neutral the actual balance through the frequencies seems quite smooth and without offensive local colourations. The only exception was the bass, which I found a bit full at certain frequencies. However, my friend is going to use a sub and stop up the reflex port. This should give a more rolled off, leaner bass and then I will have a listen again and see what I think. He has different tastes to me in that department, anyway.
There is good detail and information on offer but it isn't immediately thrown in your face because of the laid-back balance. But it's there. Also, I had the impression of a big sound stage extending sideways and backwards. It was a Yamaha 7.1 amp used with two channels bridged for each speaker. This speaker probably needs a bit of juice to work well. B&W make good speakers IME. I don't know of any (apart from the Nautilus) that are fully active though. It's a personal thing though, choosing speakers. Listen well first. Darren -- darrenyeats http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503. SB3, SB Touch SqueezeControl for Android ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84903 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
