And hello to the other list members I know who have this speaker system and I’m curious to know if you’ve found what I’ve found with this system. Firstly I knew what to expect - well I assumed I did - and for the most part I was right but there’s no doubt about it, the best place to listen to any product is in your own home thus my findings below. Firstly why is it that what you bring home looks smaller than it did in the shop or on the shelf? That’s exactly how the B&W MM1’s looked when I set them up on my desk but I’m not complaining and in fact I’m filled with wonder as to how such a good sound can get out of speakers around 3 inches across by 5 inches high? These things are certainly nice and small for the desktop and sit so well on the desktop too so they’re not likely to be knocked over in a hurry. There’s a bit to setting up this system, you have to obviously plug the left speaker into the right, B&W use a proprietary plug on the end of a lead from the left speaker which plugs into a socket on the bottom rear of the right one, the right speaker is where everything else connects including the power supply, the uSB connection to your computer and the two AUX-in devices if you so desire some. The cables - all except the Aux-in cables - have to be slotted out of the connections through slots in the lower rear of the speakers otherwise the speakers won’t grip the desktop properly and slotting the cables is easy and logically straight forward. So time to play some of the great FLAC files I have and I wasn’t disappointed in fact - in some areas - I was astounded at the wonderful sound stage these speakers exhibited, a wonderful stereo field indeed. If you’re looking for absolutely massive bass then these speakers aren’t for you but if you’re looking for a speaker set designed for your music as you sit at your desk then the B&W MM1 won’t disappoint at all. Yes, the right speaker - where all the circuitry is - does get quite warm during use but I believe the top metal plate is probably designed to be warm to dissipate any heat generated inside the speaker itself so nothing to be alarmed about.
********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
