Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

[Dane Trethowan]

Hmm.. not sure as yet, going to go and hear them but one thing is for sure I 
reckon, whatever I choose I certainly won’t be disappointed.

> On 5 Oct. 2016, at 5:01 am, Walter <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Which floor standers are you thinking about?  CM9, CM10 or are you going to 
> splash out for the 800 series?  Walter.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: 04 October 2016 18:47
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers
> 
> Thanks for that.
> I really relish the difference in the way systems sound in my house, makes 
> music all the more worth the while listening to in my view if you have a 
> couple of different sources.
> I have the Bowers And Wilkins A7 by my bed, the system based around the Hotel 
> RA10 Amp I built 3 years ago in the Den and the Denon AVR2113 receiver in the 
> lounge, that’s where I want to put the Bowers and Wilkins floor standing 
> speakers.
> I’m using some Polk Audio bookshelf speakers with my Hotel which will do for 
> now but the speakers for my Denon are cheap and nasty, they need replacing so 
> I’ll tackle them first.
> I’m quite surprised at just how many people on this list are using Bowers And 
> Wilkins gear, that says quite a lot, people love their music ,smile>
> 
>> On 5 Oct. 2016, at 4:39 am, Walter <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi.  I have a system upstairs and one downstairs.  Down stairs are the B & W 
>> CM9 and they are big but great speakers.  I was toying with the idea of 
>> upgrading to the CM10 but haven't done so thus far.  My upstairs system has 
>> the B & W CM5 which are stand mount speakers and are really wonderful 
>> speakers.  They don't have the solid bass that the CM9 do but very 
>> respectful nonetheless.  I did though add the B & W C2 Subwoofer and that 
>> makes a world of a difference.  It is hard to decide which is the better 
>> system because the set up is different.  The speakers downstairs are 15 feet 
>> apart while the CM5s are 8 Feet apart.  A friend though reckons that the 
>> system upstairs is much more superior in sound reproduction and thinks I 
>> should sell my downstairs system.  At this point I'll keep both although if 
>> truth is told, the downstairs system has rarely been played and I'm not even 
>> sure the CM9s have been fully run in.  After the CM series you are talking 
>> about the 800 series but then, you are also talking funny money.  Walter.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
>> Trethowan
>> Sent: 04 October 2016 16:40
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers
>> 
>> You have my deepest sympathy’s I can assure you .
>> I’ll be going down to have a listen to a few Bowers And Wilkins floor 
>> standing models in a few days, the floor standing units I’m after range in 
>> price from around $1600 for the basic to $3500 for the top model though 
>> secretly I’m hoping the basic model will sound good enough for my ears and 
>> even that will take a bit of time to get.
>> Floor standing speakers in my lounge are going to be put exactly where they 
>> were intended to be put, they will stand on the floor.
>> The “Old Man” has his speakers in the ceiling believe it or not which is an 
>> eye opener to me - pardon the terrible pun  - didn’t know that some 
>> people were born with ears on the top of their heads.
>> 
>>> On 4 Oct. 2016, at 10:58 pm, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Dane
>>> Yes, I've had the following set up for about ten years.
>>> B CWM8180 left right and centre speakers
>>> B MT1 rear speakers
>>> Linn Sizmik sub-woofer
>>> 
>>> Sadly, all the above are now obsolete so it's not much help to you. The 
>>> fact I have kept them so long shows I have been very happy with the 
>>> products. Mind you, it could also show I couldn't afford to replace them 
>>> either! I am still very happy with the sound. The centre speaker blew a 
>>> driver a couple of years ago and I was lucky to get a part to replace it as 
>>> I was warned there weren't many left.
>>> 
>>> The mistake I made at the time I bought them was having the 3 front 
>>> speakers built into a purpose built media cabinet. We were having the 
>>> living room completely renovated at the time and my wife has always hated 
>>> my previous floor standing speakers with a passion because of their size 

RE: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

[Walter]

Which floor standers are you thinking about?  CM9, CM10 or are you going to 
splash out for the 800 series?  Walter.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 04 October 2016 18:47
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

Thanks for that.
I really relish the difference in the way systems sound in my house, makes 
music all the more worth the while listening to in my view if you have a couple 
of different sources.
I have the Bowers And Wilkins A7 by my bed, the system based around the Hotel 
RA10 Amp I built 3 years ago in the Den and the Denon AVR2113 receiver in the 
lounge, that’s where I want to put the Bowers and Wilkins floor standing 
speakers.
I’m using some Polk Audio bookshelf speakers with my Hotel which will do for 
now but the speakers for my Denon are cheap and nasty, they need replacing so 
I’ll tackle them first.
I’m quite surprised at just how many people on this list are using Bowers And 
Wilkins gear, that says quite a lot, people love their music ,smile>

> On 5 Oct. 2016, at 4:39 am, Walter <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi.  I have a system upstairs and one downstairs.  Down stairs are the B & W 
> CM9 and they are big but great speakers.  I was toying with the idea of 
> upgrading to the CM10 but haven't done so thus far.  My upstairs system has 
> the B & W CM5 which are stand mount speakers and are really wonderful 
> speakers.  They don't have the solid bass that the CM9 do but very respectful 
> nonetheless.  I did though add the B & W C2 Subwoofer and that makes a world 
> of a difference.  It is hard to decide which is the better system because the 
> set up is different.  The speakers downstairs are 15 feet apart while the 
> CM5s are 8 Feet apart.  A friend though reckons that the system upstairs is 
> much more superior in sound reproduction and thinks I should sell my 
> downstairs system.  At this point I'll keep both although if truth is told, 
> the downstairs system has rarely been played and I'm not even sure the CM9s 
> have been fully run in.  After the CM series you are talking about the 800 
> series but then, you are also talking funny money.  Walter.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: 04 October 2016 16:40
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers
>
> You have my deepest sympathy’s I can assure you .
> I’ll be going down to have a listen to a few Bowers And Wilkins floor 
> standing models in a few days, the floor standing units I’m after range in 
> price from around $1600 for the basic to $3500 for the top model though 
> secretly I’m hoping the basic model will sound good enough for my ears and 
> even that will take a bit of time to get.
> Floor standing speakers in my lounge are going to be put exactly where they 
> were intended to be put, they will stand on the floor.
> The “Old Man” has his speakers in the ceiling believe it or not which is an 
> eye opener to me - pardon the terrible pun  - didn’t know that some 
> people were born with ears on the top of their heads.
>
>> On 4 Oct. 2016, at 10:58 pm, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Dane
>> Yes, I've had the following set up for about ten years.
>> B CWM8180 left right and centre speakers
>> B MT1 rear speakers
>> Linn Sizmik sub-woofer
>>
>> Sadly, all the above are now obsolete so it's not much help to you. The fact 
>> I have kept them so long shows I have been very happy with the products. 
>> Mind you, it could also show I couldn't afford to replace them either! I am 
>> still very happy with the sound. The centre speaker blew a driver a couple 
>> of years ago and I was lucky to get a part to replace it as I was warned 
>> there weren't many left.
>>
>> The mistake I made at the time I bought them was having the 3 front speakers 
>> built into a purpose built media cabinet. We were having the living room 
>> completely renovated at the time and my wife has always hated my previous 
>> floor standing speakers with a passion because of their size and the 
>> trailing cables. She hates wires. She says when I die she will wrap me in 
>> all the wire I have around the house and bury me in them! So the cabinet was 
>> a way of hiding the cables. I even had the cables leading to the rear 
>> speakers plastered into the wall. The problem I have now is that when I have 
>> to replace the front speakers I will either have to find something the same 
>> size that will fit the cabinet or get rid of a very expensive and elaborate 
>> piece of furniture. Secretly I would 

Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

[Dane Trethowan]

Thanks for that.
I really relish the difference in the way systems sound in my house, makes 
music all the more worth the while listening to in my view if you have a couple 
of different sources.
I have the Bowers And Wilkins A7 by my bed, the system based around the Hotel 
RA10 Amp I built 3 years ago in the Den and the Denon AVR2113 receiver in the 
lounge, that’s where I want to put the Bowers and Wilkins floor standing 
speakers.
I’m using some Polk Audio bookshelf speakers with my Hotel which will do for 
now but the speakers for my Denon are cheap and nasty, they need replacing so 
I’ll tackle them first.
I’m quite surprised at just how many people on this list are using Bowers And 
Wilkins gear, that says quite a lot, people love their music ,smile>

> On 5 Oct. 2016, at 4:39 am, Walter <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi.  I have a system upstairs and one downstairs.  Down stairs are the B & W 
> CM9 and they are big but great speakers.  I was toying with the idea of 
> upgrading to the CM10 but haven't done so thus far.  My upstairs system has 
> the B & W CM5 which are stand mount speakers and are really wonderful 
> speakers.  They don't have the solid bass that the CM9 do but very respectful 
> nonetheless.  I did though add the B & W C2 Subwoofer and that makes a world 
> of a difference.  It is hard to decide which is the better system because the 
> set up is different.  The speakers downstairs are 15 feet apart while the 
> CM5s are 8 Feet apart.  A friend though reckons that the system upstairs is 
> much more superior in sound reproduction and thinks I should sell my 
> downstairs system.  At this point I'll keep both although if truth is told, 
> the downstairs system has rarely been played and I'm not even sure the CM9s 
> have been fully run in.  After the CM series you are talking about the 800 
> series but then, you are also talking funny money.  Walter.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: 04 October 2016 16:40
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers
> 
> You have my deepest sympathy’s I can assure you .
> I’ll be going down to have a listen to a few Bowers And Wilkins floor 
> standing models in a few days, the floor standing units I’m after range in 
> price from around $1600 for the basic to $3500 for the top model though 
> secretly I’m hoping the basic model will sound good enough for my ears and 
> even that will take a bit of time to get.
> Floor standing speakers in my lounge are going to be put exactly where they 
> were intended to be put, they will stand on the floor.
> The “Old Man” has his speakers in the ceiling believe it or not which is an 
> eye opener to me - pardon the terrible pun  - didn’t know that some 
> people were born with ears on the top of their heads.
> 
>> On 4 Oct. 2016, at 10:58 pm, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Dane
>> Yes, I've had the following set up for about ten years.
>> B CWM8180 left right and centre speakers
>> B MT1 rear speakers
>> Linn Sizmik sub-woofer
>> 
>> Sadly, all the above are now obsolete so it's not much help to you. The fact 
>> I have kept them so long shows I have been very happy with the products. 
>> Mind you, it could also show I couldn't afford to replace them either! I am 
>> still very happy with the sound. The centre speaker blew a driver a couple 
>> of years ago and I was lucky to get a part to replace it as I was warned 
>> there weren't many left.
>> 
>> The mistake I made at the time I bought them was having the 3 front speakers 
>> built into a purpose built media cabinet. We were having the living room 
>> completely renovated at the time and my wife has always hated my previous 
>> floor standing speakers with a passion because of their size and the 
>> trailing cables. She hates wires. She says when I die she will wrap me in 
>> all the wire I have around the house and bury me in them! So the cabinet was 
>> a way of hiding the cables. I even had the cables leading to the rear 
>> speakers plastered into the wall. The problem I have now is that when I have 
>> to replace the front speakers I will either have to find something the same 
>> size that will fit the cabinet or get rid of a very expensive and elaborate 
>> piece of furniture. Secretly I would like to go back to floor standing 
>> speakers one day but she will kill me!
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
>> Trethowan
>> Sent: 03 October 2016 00:43
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
&g

RE: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

[Walter]

Hi.  I have a system upstairs and one downstairs.  Down stairs are the B & W 
CM9 and they are big but great speakers.  I was toying with the idea of 
upgrading to the CM10 but haven't done so thus far.  My upstairs system has the 
B & W CM5 which are stand mount speakers and are really wonderful speakers.  
They don't have the solid bass that the CM9 do but very respectful nonetheless. 
 I did though add the B & W C2 Subwoofer and that makes a world of a 
difference.  It is hard to decide which is the better system because the set up 
is different.  The speakers downstairs are 15 feet apart while the CM5s are 8 
Feet apart.  A friend though reckons that the system upstairs is much more 
superior in sound reproduction and thinks I should sell my downstairs system.  
At this point I'll keep both although if truth is told, the downstairs system 
has rarely been played and I'm not even sure the CM9s have been fully run in.  
After the CM series you are talking about the 800 series but then, you are also 
talking funny money.  Walter.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 04 October 2016 16:40
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

You have my deepest sympathy’s I can assure you .
I’ll be going down to have a listen to a few Bowers And Wilkins floor standing 
models in a few days, the floor standing units I’m after range in price from 
around $1600 for the basic to $3500 for the top model though secretly I’m 
hoping the basic model will sound good enough for my ears and even that will 
take a bit of time to get.
Floor standing speakers in my lounge are going to be put exactly where they 
were intended to be put, they will stand on the floor.
The “Old Man” has his speakers in the ceiling believe it or not which is an eye 
opener to me - pardon the terrible pun  - didn’t know that some people 
were born with ears on the top of their heads.

> On 4 Oct. 2016, at 10:58 pm, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Dane
> Yes, I've had the following set up for about ten years.
> B CWM8180 left right and centre speakers
> B MT1 rear speakers
> Linn Sizmik sub-woofer
>
> Sadly, all the above are now obsolete so it's not much help to you. The fact 
> I have kept them so long shows I have been very happy with the products. Mind 
> you, it could also show I couldn't afford to replace them either! I am still 
> very happy with the sound. The centre speaker blew a driver a couple of years 
> ago and I was lucky to get a part to replace it as I was warned there weren't 
> many left.
>
> The mistake I made at the time I bought them was having the 3 front speakers 
> built into a purpose built media cabinet. We were having the living room 
> completely renovated at the time and my wife has always hated my previous 
> floor standing speakers with a passion because of their size and the trailing 
> cables. She hates wires. She says when I die she will wrap me in all the wire 
> I have around the house and bury me in them! So the cabinet was a way of 
> hiding the cables. I even had the cables leading to the rear speakers 
> plastered into the wall. The problem I have now is that when I have to 
> replace the front speakers I will either have to find something the same size 
> that will fit the cabinet or get rid of a very expensive and elaborate piece 
> of furniture. Secretly I would like to go back to floor standing speakers one 
> day but she will kill me!
>
> John
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: 03 October 2016 00:43
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers
>
> Hi John!
> You mention you have some Bowers And Wilkins speakers as part of your system 
> so which models do you have? I m looking at their range of floor standing 
> models for the lounge, a bit of saving to do to own a pair of those but - if 
> the B A5, A7 and Z2 active speaker systems which I ve owned are anything to 
> go by - then a year s saving will be well worth the wait, any additional 
> comments?
>
>> On 3 Oct. 2016, at 5:12 am, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jim
>> I just saw your enquiry. I don't have the Sonos Conect:Amp, but I do have 
>> the Sonos Connect. So I don't know how good the Connect Amp is at powering 
>> Speakers and How they would sound. I got the Connect which feeds my Arcam 
>> AVR750 receiver with a digital signal which in turn powers a 5.1 set of B 
>> speakers. I use the Connect with Wi-Fi and listen to streaming media from 
>> Apple Music and Amazon. There is never any buffering or dropout. It sounds 
>> surprisingly excellent with these music sourc

Re: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

[Dane Trethowan]

You have my deepest sympathy’s I can assure you .
I’ll be going down to have a listen to a few Bowers And Wilkins floor standing 
models in a few days, the floor standing units I’m after range in price from 
around $1600 for the basic to $3500 for the top model though secretly I’m 
hoping the basic model will sound good enough for my ears and even that will 
take a bit of time to get.
Floor standing speakers in my lounge are going to be put exactly where they 
were intended to be put, they will stand on the floor.
The “Old Man” has his speakers in the ceiling believe it or not which is an eye 
opener to me - pardon the terrible pun  - didn’t know that some people 
were born with ears on the top of their heads.

> On 4 Oct. 2016, at 10:58 pm, John Gurd  wrote:
> 
> Hi Dane
> Yes, I've had the following set up for about ten years. 
> B CWM8180 left right and centre speakers 
> B MT1 rear speakers 
> Linn Sizmik sub-woofer
> 
> Sadly, all the above are now obsolete so it's not much help to you. The fact 
> I have kept them so long shows I have been very happy with the products. Mind 
> you, it could also show I couldn't afford to replace them either! I am still 
> very happy with the sound. The centre speaker blew a driver a couple of years 
> ago and I was lucky to get a part to replace it as I was warned there weren't 
> many left. 
> 
> The mistake I made at the time I bought them was having the 3 front speakers 
> built into a purpose built media cabinet. We were having the living room 
> completely renovated at the time and my wife has always hated my previous 
> floor standing speakers with a passion because of their size and the trailing 
> cables. She hates wires. She says when I die she will wrap me in all the wire 
> I have around the house and bury me in them! So the cabinet was a way of 
> hiding the cables. I even had the cables leading to the rear speakers 
> plastered into the wall. The problem I have now is that when I have to 
> replace the front speakers I will either have to find something the same size 
> that will fit the cabinet or get rid of a very expensive and elaborate piece 
> of furniture. Secretly I would like to go back to floor standing speakers one 
> day but she will kill me!
> 
> John
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: 03 October 2016 00:43
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers
> 
> Hi John!
> You mention you have some Bowers And Wilkins speakers as part of your system 
> so which models do you have? I m looking at their range of floor standing 
> models for the lounge, a bit of saving to do to own a pair of those but - if 
> the B A5, A7 and Z2 active speaker systems which I ve owned are anything to 
> go by - then a year s saving will be well worth the wait, any additional 
> comments?
> 
>> On 3 Oct. 2016, at 5:12 am, John Gurd  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Jim
>> I just saw your enquiry. I don't have the Sonos Conect:Amp, but I do have 
>> the Sonos Connect. So I don't know how good the Connect Amp is at powering 
>> Speakers and How they would sound. I got the Connect which feeds my Arcam 
>> AVR750 receiver with a digital signal which in turn powers a 5.1 set of B 
>> speakers. I use the Connect with Wi-Fi and listen to streaming media from 
>> Apple Music and Amazon. There is never any buffering or dropout. It sounds 
>> surprisingly excellent with these music sources. I expected it to sound 
>> inferior to my old Logitech Transporter but it doesn't. I never got around 
>> to listening to uncompressed music on it yet which I hope should sound even 
>> better. The only drawback may be that it can't play HD audio sources by 
>> which I mean anything sampled above 48000 or 24bit. But anything at CD 
>> quality is very good. 
>> 
>> As the Connect:Amp has its own amplification stage I can't comment on that 
>> side of things from a personal experience. I will say that my other Sonos 
>> equipment i.e.: a stereo pair of the small Sonos Play 1 speakers sound very 
>> good for their size.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Dane Trethowan
>> Sent: 29 September 2016 19:21
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: SonosConnectAmp.
>> 
>> I don t own one though I certainly will be looking at one in the coming days.
>> The Songs connect gets good write-ups and I m looking forward to using one 
>> for two reasons, I m looking forward to having a play with the Songs App and 
>> I m looking forward to using the digital output on my system with my DAC.
>> 
>>> On 30 Sep. 2016, at 4:16 am, Jim Noseworthy 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> HiGang:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Can anyone on this list comment about the quality of the Sonos 
>>> Connect Amp":?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks all over the place.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 

RE: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

[Hamit Campos]

Lol ah girls. Yes I hear this over and over again on home theater geeks. The 
Wife axeptency factor. Lol. So some boys sacrifice half of the story just to 
keep the wife happy. I don't know man. I can kinda see their point but come on 
now, you need true Dolby Atmos to get the full story.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2016 7:59 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

Hi Dane
Yes, I've had the following set up for about ten years. 
B CWM8180 left right and centre speakers B MT1 rear speakers Linn Sizmik 
sub-woofer

Sadly, all the above are now obsolete so it's not much help to you. The fact I 
have kept them so long shows I have been very happy with the products. Mind 
you, it could also show I couldn't afford to replace them either! I am still 
very happy with the sound. The centre speaker blew a driver a couple of years 
ago and I was lucky to get a part to replace it as I was warned there weren't 
many left. 

The mistake I made at the time I bought them was having the 3 front speakers 
built into a purpose built media cabinet. We were having the living room 
completely renovated at the time and my wife has always hated my previous floor 
standing speakers with a passion because of their size and the trailing cables. 
She hates wires. She says when I die she will wrap me in all the wire I have 
around the house and bury me in them! So the cabinet was a way of hiding the 
cables. I even had the cables leading to the rear speakers plastered into the 
wall. The problem I have now is that when I have to replace the front speakers 
I will either have to find something the same size that will fit the cabinet or 
get rid of a very expensive and elaborate piece of furniture. Secretly I would 
like to go back to floor standing speakers one day but she will kill me!

John

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 03 October 2016 00:43
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

Hi John!
You mention you have some Bowers And Wilkins speakers as part of your system so 
which models do you have? I m looking at their range of floor standing models 
for the lounge, a bit of saving to do to own a pair of those but - if the B 
A5, A7 and Z2 active speaker systems which I ve owned are anything to go by - 
then a year s saving will be well worth the wait, any additional comments?

> On 3 Oct. 2016, at 5:12 am, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jim
> I just saw your enquiry. I don't have the Sonos Conect:Amp, but I do have the 
> Sonos Connect. So I don't know how good the Connect Amp is at powering 
> Speakers and How they would sound. I got the Connect which feeds my Arcam 
> AVR750 receiver with a digital signal which in turn powers a 5.1 set of B 
> speakers. I use the Connect with Wi-Fi and listen to streaming media from 
> Apple Music and Amazon. There is never any buffering or dropout. It sounds 
> surprisingly excellent with these music sources. I expected it to sound 
> inferior to my old Logitech Transporter but it doesn't. I never got around to 
> listening to uncompressed music on it yet which I hope should sound even 
> better. The only drawback may be that it can't play HD audio sources by which 
> I mean anything sampled above 48000 or 24bit. But anything at CD quality is 
> very good. 
> 
> As the Connect:Amp has its own amplification stage I can't comment on that 
> side of things from a personal experience. I will say that my other Sonos 
> equipment i.e.: a stereo pair of the small Sonos Play 1 speakers sound very 
> good for their size.
> 
> John
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dane Trethowan
> Sent: 29 September 2016 19:21
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: SonosConnectAmp.
> 
> I don t own one though I certainly will be looking at one in the coming days.
> The Songs connect gets good write-ups and I m looking forward to using one 
> for two reasons, I m looking forward to having a play with the Songs App and 
> I m looking forward to using the digital output on my system with my DAC.
> 
>> On 30 Sep. 2016, at 4:16 am, Jim Noseworthy 
>> <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote:
>> 
>> HiGang:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Can anyone on this list comment about the quality of the Sonos 
>> Connect Amp":?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks all over the place.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> **
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RE: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

[John Gurd]

Hi Dane
Yes, I've had the following set up for about ten years. 
B CWM8180 left right and centre speakers 
B MT1 rear speakers 
Linn Sizmik sub-woofer

Sadly, all the above are now obsolete so it's not much help to you. The fact I 
have kept them so long shows I have been very happy with the products. Mind 
you, it could also show I couldn't afford to replace them either! I am still 
very happy with the sound. The centre speaker blew a driver a couple of years 
ago and I was lucky to get a part to replace it as I was warned there weren't 
many left. 

The mistake I made at the time I bought them was having the 3 front speakers 
built into a purpose built media cabinet. We were having the living room 
completely renovated at the time and my wife has always hated my previous floor 
standing speakers with a passion because of their size and the trailing cables. 
She hates wires. She says when I die she will wrap me in all the wire I have 
around the house and bury me in them! So the cabinet was a way of hiding the 
cables. I even had the cables leading to the rear speakers plastered into the 
wall. The problem I have now is that when I have to replace the front speakers 
I will either have to find something the same size that will fit the cabinet or 
get rid of a very expensive and elaborate piece of furniture. Secretly I would 
like to go back to floor standing speakers one day but she will kill me!

John

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 03 October 2016 00:43
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Bowers And Wilkins Speakers

Hi John!
You mention you have some Bowers And Wilkins speakers as part of your system so 
which models do you have? I m looking at their range of floor standing models 
for the lounge, a bit of saving to do to own a pair of those but - if the B 
A5, A7 and Z2 active speaker systems which I ve owned are anything to go by - 
then a year s saving will be well worth the wait, any additional comments?

> On 3 Oct. 2016, at 5:12 am, John Gurd  wrote:
> 
> Hi Jim
> I just saw your enquiry. I don't have the Sonos Conect:Amp, but I do have the 
> Sonos Connect. So I don't know how good the Connect Amp is at powering 
> Speakers and How they would sound. I got the Connect which feeds my Arcam 
> AVR750 receiver with a digital signal which in turn powers a 5.1 set of B 
> speakers. I use the Connect with Wi-Fi and listen to streaming media from 
> Apple Music and Amazon. There is never any buffering or dropout. It sounds 
> surprisingly excellent with these music sources. I expected it to sound 
> inferior to my old Logitech Transporter but it doesn't. I never got around to 
> listening to uncompressed music on it yet which I hope should sound even 
> better. The only drawback may be that it can't play HD audio sources by which 
> I mean anything sampled above 48000 or 24bit. But anything at CD quality is 
> very good. 
> 
> As the Connect:Amp has its own amplification stage I can't comment on that 
> side of things from a personal experience. I will say that my other Sonos 
> equipment i.e.: a stereo pair of the small Sonos Play 1 speakers sound very 
> good for their size.
> 
> John
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dane Trethowan
> Sent: 29 September 2016 19:21
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: SonosConnectAmp.
> 
> I don t own one though I certainly will be looking at one in the coming days.
> The Songs connect gets good write-ups and I m looking forward to using one 
> for two reasons, I m looking forward to having a play with the Songs App and 
> I m looking forward to using the digital output on my system with my DAC.
> 
>> On 30 Sep. 2016, at 4:16 am, Jim Noseworthy 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> HiGang:
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>> Can anyone on this list comment about the quality of the Sonos 
>> Connect Amp":?
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>> 
>> Thanks all over the place.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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