Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
I'll say it again, all the people I've played my B&W Z2 and A5 systems too have listened spell bound and no I'm not being paid by B&W either to say that, they're just damn good speaker systems. On 27/05/2016 6:36 PM, André van Deventer wrote: It was for me most certainly! I have what I need now. Still need to try that society of sound website out. Got a 3 months subscription for it. Never heard of this music site though I get the impression you can download there only in lossless format. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 27 May 2016 10:25 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I certainly sympathise with you regarding scraping up funds and waiting as that's exactly what I've been doing with the B&W A7 I'll have in my hands shortly so I guess the only consolation about it all is that the wait for such things is certainly worthwhile. On 27/05/2016 5:07 PM, André van Deventer wrote: We actually have an authorized B&W agent here also with several sub-distrubitors throughout the country. The fact that my speakers took so long was due to the fact that I had to scrape the funds together to pay the rest of the money. Imported from the UK it took just over 3 weeks to arrive in SA. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 27 May 2016 07:21 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally Most of my B&W merchandise has come from my local online Apple Store, my P7 headphones and the A7 speaker system were bought from a specialist Hi-Fi shop up the road. One of our biggest department store chains - Harvey Norman - stocks B&W though when you contact them to order it their out of stock if that makes any sense so you have to wait, and wait and wait. On 27/05/2016 2:36 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Well, here in the town where I live, you definitely have to visit a high end store to get the brands you named. Those Magnolia shops or rooms are limited to the Best Buy stores where there are big bucks in the surrounding community. In fact, the one store here that had B&W is closed. So if you want 'em, on line is it. Mary -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
RE: B&W speakers arrived finally
It was for me most certainly! I have what I need now. Still need to try that society of sound website out. Got a 3 months subscription for it. Never heard of this music site though I get the impression you can download there only in lossless format. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 27 May 2016 10:25 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I certainly sympathise with you regarding scraping up funds and waiting as that's exactly what I've been doing with the B&W A7 I'll have in my hands shortly so I guess the only consolation about it all is that the wait for such things is certainly worthwhile. On 27/05/2016 5:07 PM, André van Deventer wrote: > We actually have an authorized B&W agent here also with several > sub-distrubitors throughout the country. The fact that my speakers > took so long was due to the fact that I had to scrape the funds > together to pay the rest of the money. Imported from the UK it took > just over 3 weeks to arrive in SA. > > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Dane Trethowan > Sent: 27 May 2016 07:21 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally > > Most of my B&W merchandise has come from my local online Apple Store, > my > P7 headphones and the A7 speaker system were bought from a specialist > Hi-Fi shop up the road. > > > One of our biggest department store chains - Harvey Norman - stocks > B&W though when you contact them to order it their out of stock if > that makes any sense so you have to wait, and wait and wait. > > > > > On 27/05/2016 2:36 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> Well, here in the town where I live, you definitely have to visit a >> high end store to get the brands you named. Those Magnolia shops or >> rooms are limited to the Best Buy stores where there are big bucks in >> the surrounding community. In fact, the one store here that had B&W >> is closed. So if you want 'em, on line is it. >> >> >> Mary >> >> -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
I certainly sympathise with you regarding scraping up funds and waiting as that's exactly what I've been doing with the B&W A7 I'll have in my hands shortly so I guess the only consolation about it all is that the wait for such things is certainly worthwhile. On 27/05/2016 5:07 PM, André van Deventer wrote: We actually have an authorized B&W agent here also with several sub-distrubitors throughout the country. The fact that my speakers took so long was due to the fact that I had to scrape the funds together to pay the rest of the money. Imported from the UK it took just over 3 weeks to arrive in SA. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 27 May 2016 07:21 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally Most of my B&W merchandise has come from my local online Apple Store, my P7 headphones and the A7 speaker system were bought from a specialist Hi-Fi shop up the road. One of our biggest department store chains - Harvey Norman - stocks B&W though when you contact them to order it their out of stock if that makes any sense so you have to wait, and wait and wait. On 27/05/2016 2:36 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Well, here in the town where I live, you definitely have to visit a high end store to get the brands you named. Those Magnolia shops or rooms are limited to the Best Buy stores where there are big bucks in the surrounding community. In fact, the one store here that had B&W is closed. So if you want 'em, on line is it. Mary -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
RE: B&W speakers arrived finally
We actually have an authorized B&W agent here also with several sub-distrubitors throughout the country. The fact that my speakers took so long was due to the fact that I had to scrape the funds together to pay the rest of the money. Imported from the UK it took just over 3 weeks to arrive in SA. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 27 May 2016 07:21 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally Most of my B&W merchandise has come from my local online Apple Store, my P7 headphones and the A7 speaker system were bought from a specialist Hi-Fi shop up the road. One of our biggest department store chains - Harvey Norman - stocks B&W though when you contact them to order it their out of stock if that makes any sense so you have to wait, and wait and wait. On 27/05/2016 2:36 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Well, here in the town where I live, you definitely have to visit a > high end store to get the brands you named. Those Magnolia shops or > rooms are limited to the Best Buy stores where there are big bucks in > the surrounding community. In fact, the one store here that had B&W is > closed. So if you want 'em, on line is it. > > > Mary > > -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Most of my B&W merchandise has come from my local online Apple Store, my P7 headphones and the A7 speaker system were bought from a specialist Hi-Fi shop up the road. One of our biggest department store chains - Harvey Norman - stocks B&W though when you contact them to order it their out of stock if that makes any sense so you have to wait, and wait and wait. On 27/05/2016 2:36 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Well, here in the town where I live, you definitely have to visit a high end store to get the brands you named. Those Magnolia shops or rooms are limited to the Best Buy stores where there are big bucks in the surrounding community. In fact, the one store here that had B&W is closed. So if you want 'em, on line is it. Mary -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Well, here in the town where I live, you definitely have to visit a high end store to get the brands you named. Those Magnolia shops or rooms are limited to the Best Buy stores where there are big bucks in the surrounding community. In fact, the one store here that had B&W is closed. So if you want 'em, on line is it. Mary
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Okay thanks. I've since been talking to a couple of people who inform me that the Best Buys chain have B&W P7 headphones so I guess it figures that they should have other B&W products. We don't have a Best Buys in Australia but we do have discount stores such as JB Hi-Fi And Dick Smith which - for the most part - sell the cheaper kind of goods not fund in a specialist Hi-fi shop or store, a specialist place in Australia is where you'd most likely have to go to get such names as B&W, B&O, Denon, Keff and so on and these stores unfortunately are becoming near to extinct. On 27/05/2016 1:42 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Certain Best Buy stores have the Magnolia room, which is a high end hi-fi, probably other stuff too like high end a/v receivers, area in the store. Our local store doesn't have that. It may be that these high end rooms inupscale shopping areas have some B&W stuff. Mary -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Certain Best Buy stores have the Magnolia room, which is a high end hi-fi, probably other stuff too like high end a/v receivers, area in the store. Our local store doesn't have that. It may be that these high end rooms inupscale shopping areas have some B&W stuff. Mary
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
You're not going to find B&W computer speakers at Best Buys as far as I know, we're talking about "A Cut Above The Average" here . On 27/05/2016 11:50 AM, Brent Harding wrote: That's a brand I've heard a lot about online, but never got to actually hear how they sound. I imagine they don't sell many, if any at all, of their speakers in the major chain stores like Best Buy. One of their smaller Airplay systems might be nice though. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:31 PM Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I moved to get the B&W A7 system as quickly as I could given that B&W were recently taken over so Goodness Only knows what changes the new crowd are thinking of making given they're in the home automation business and not in the business of making products that sound good. The B&W sound is lengendery if I dare say so myself. On 25/05/2016 4:57 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Got the rest of the tab out! Very simple actually you simply have to open the battery compartment! Very handy little control indeed. All the functions work with fobar 2000 which is what I am primarily use. Still can't get over the sound of these little speakers! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 24 May 2016 06:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I hope you can manage to get your remote control working. I prefer it immensely to the controls on the speaker, because they have no tactile indication, and because you have to reach for the speaker in order to use those controls. Plus, with the remote you can move among tracks and stop playback. It's a very handy little unit. Mary Sent from my iPhone On May 24, 2016, at 8:40 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
That's a brand I've heard a lot about online, but never got to actually hear how they sound. I imagine they don't sell many, if any at all, of their speakers in the major chain stores like Best Buy. One of their smaller Airplay systems might be nice though. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:31 PM Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I moved to get the B&W A7 system as quickly as I could given that B&W were recently taken over so Goodness Only knows what changes the new crowd are thinking of making given they're in the home automation business and not in the business of making products that sound good. The B&W sound is lengendery if I dare say so myself. On 25/05/2016 4:57 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Got the rest of the tab out! Very simple actually you simply have to open the battery compartment! Very handy little control indeed. All the functions work with fobar 2000 which is what I am primarily use. Still can't get over the sound of these little speakers! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 24 May 2016 06:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I hope you can manage to get your remote control working. I prefer it immensely to the controls on the speaker, because they have no tactile indication, and because you have to reach for the speaker in order to use those controls. Plus, with the remote you can move among tracks and stop playback. It's a very handy little unit. Mary Sent from my iPhone On May 24, 2016, at 8:40 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
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I still remember the blazing sound of the B&W A5 and I often kick myself for selling that unit as soon as I did given it took me a little longer than I anticipated to save for the A7 but that can't be helped and - given the sound of the A5 - I just can't wait to have the A7 in my den. I know the chap who bought my A5 and he wouldn't be rid of it even if you paid him, actually he asked me if the place I bought my A7 from had any more left so that's how impressed he is with the B&W sound. Regarding the P7 cans? Well I wouldn't go so far as to say that those cans are the best you can buy but for the money they certainly punch above their weight, hard to believe I've had my pair for nearly 9 months now. My only slight complaint about the P7 is its weight, it does get a little heavy around the ears but the ears don't get sore. On 26/05/2016 2:39 PM, Mary Otten wrote: I know what you mean about the take over. If the company that took them over is smart, they'll let them alone to do what they do best. Still, glad I got the m1 and the p7. Mary -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
I know what you mean about the take over. If the company that took them over is smart, they'll let them alone to do what they do best. Still, glad I got the m1 and the p7. Mary
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
I moved to get the B&W A7 system as quickly as I could given that B&W were recently taken over so Goodness Only knows what changes the new crowd are thinking of making given they're in the home automation business and not in the business of making products that sound good. The B&W sound is lengendery if I dare say so myself. On 25/05/2016 4:57 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Got the rest of the tab out! Very simple actually you simply have to open the battery compartment! Very handy little control indeed. All the functions work with fobar 2000 which is what I am primarily use. Still can't get over the sound of these little speakers! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 24 May 2016 06:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I hope you can manage to get your remote control working. I prefer it immensely to the controls on the speaker, because they have no tactile indication, and because you have to reach for the speaker in order to use those controls. Plus, with the remote you can move among tracks and stop playback. It's a very handy little unit. Mary Sent from my iPhone On May 24, 2016, at 8:40 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Yep indeed, they're desktop units but I still think - even given their price - they're amazing. As you've stated the tops and bottoms of those speakers aren't emphasised in any way, its a nice honest and flat sound and that's great for music. 50HZ is about right, I think the specs quote 46HZ or something similar and that's pretty good for computer speakers without a sub-woofer, a lot of the speakers around now - even with a sub-woofer - only go down to 100HZ and I've seen some that only boast 150HZ which isn't good at all. On 25/05/2016 5:07 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Dane Got it sorted thanx! Pricy but the most amazing set of speakers I have ever owned. Just keep in mind they're desktop speakers. They're not made to fill a whole room. I've heard criticism about that. My feeling is though that you buy a set of speakers for the purpose you want to use them. I tested them with a sweep generator program and they go down to about 50 Hz when they start to fall off. Amazing for such small units! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 24 May 2016 06:38 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- ** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
RE: B&W speakers arrived finally
Dane Got it sorted thanx! Pricy but the most amazing set of speakers I have ever owned. Just keep in mind they're desktop speakers. They're not made to fill a whole room. I've heard criticism about that. My feeling is though that you buy a set of speakers for the purpose you want to use them. I tested them with a sweep generator program and they go down to about 50 Hz when they start to fall off. Amazing for such small units! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 24 May 2016 06:38 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. > On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 > speakers finally arrived today. > > > > Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two > speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. > Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the > active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer > recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now > shows up in my audio devices as mm1. > > > > The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and > extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of > the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the > speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be > physically press > so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where > they are located. > > > > There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which > I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the > battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest > part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. > > > > The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. > However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as > seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going > to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the > only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you > would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. > > > > Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. > > > > Regards > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
RE: B&W speakers arrived finally
Fanus Yes two separate speakers. They connect by usb to your computer directly so you do not need to use an external digital to audio converter for them. The connections are all at the back on the underside of the speaker. They run from their own power supply so they are not portable in that sense of the world. But it should be quite easy to travel with them although they are quite heavy! André -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: 24 May 2016 06:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally Hello Andre I assume there are two speakers to have stereo sound? So are both connected via bluetooth simultaneously? Did you get it here in SA? Regards Fanus From: André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:40 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: B&W speakers arrived finally Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
RE: B&W speakers arrived finally
Got the rest of the tab out! Very simple actually you simply have to open the battery compartment! Very handy little control indeed. All the functions work with fobar 2000 which is what I am primarily use. Still can't get over the sound of these little speakers! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 24 May 2016 06:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: B&W speakers arrived finally I hope you can manage to get your remote control working. I prefer it immensely to the controls on the speaker, because they have no tactile indication, and because you have to reach for the speaker in order to use those controls. Plus, with the remote you can move among tracks and stop playback. It's a very handy little unit. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2016, at 8:40 AM, André van Deventer > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 > speakers finally arrived today. > > > > Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two > speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. > Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the > active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer > recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now > shows up in my audio devices as mm1. > > > > The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and > extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of > the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the > speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be > physically press > so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where > they are located. > > > > There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which > I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the > battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest > part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. > > > > The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. > However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as > seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going > to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the > only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you > would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. > > > > Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. > > > > Regards > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Okay to the problem of the broken tab on your remote. The bottom of the remote comes off in the same way that the bottom might come off an older type of mouse when changing the ball, turn the cover anti clockwise and you’ll feel it come off and the tab will drop out. The remote control - if its the same one as comes with all other B&W Powered Speakers - should be easy enough to get around, 5 buttons in the shape of a cross, 2 buttons either side control track back and forward, middle button is your pause button, up and down control volume, the slightly indented bottom button is your source - toggles between USB and Aux-In mode - and very top button is for power. I’m not surprised to hear your summary of the B&W Audio as being subtle but very desirably so in my opinion. I had been wondering how you’d been going with this set of speakers and I hadn’t forgotten, actually I was forcibly reminded of your speaker set yesterday, I’ve finally managed to save enough money to get the B&W A7 speaker system so started doing research to find a good price which paid off immediately, I was able to find a place that had one model left on the floor for sale at 2 thirds of the original price so that’s been reserved until I can arrange to go and pick it up and I don’t mind telling you all that the pickup day can’t come quickly enough. > On 25 May 2016, at 1:40 AM, André van Deventer > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers > finally arrived today. > > > > Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two > speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. > Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active > speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it > immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio > devices as mm1. > > > > The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and > extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of > the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker > which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press > so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where > they are located. > > > > There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have > not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door > from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab > broke off! Still have to get the rest out. > > > > The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. > However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to > be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very > disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can > describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the > sound is wonderfully clear. > > > > Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. > > > > Regards > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
Hello Andre I assume there are two speakers to have stereo sound? So are both connected via bluetooth simultaneously? Did you get it here in SA? Regards Fanus From: André van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:40 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: B&W speakers arrived finally Hi all For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers finally arrived today. Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio devices as mm1. The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where they are located. There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab broke off! Still have to get the rest out. The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the sound is wonderfully clear. Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. Regards Andre --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
Re: B&W speakers arrived finally
I hope you can manage to get your remote control working. I prefer it immensely to the controls on the speaker, because they have no tactile indication, and because you have to reach for the speaker in order to use those controls. Plus, with the remote you can move among tracks and stop playback. It's a very handy little unit. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2016, at 8:40 AM, André van Deventer > wrote: > > Hi all > > > > For those of you who might still remember – my pair of B&W mm1 speakers > finally arrived today. > > > > Getting started was rather straight forward. I simply connected up the two > speakers, connected it up to the power supply and plugged in the USB port. > Was a bit of a problem finding the power button on the side of the active > speaker but when I finally found it by accident, the computer recognised it > immediately and installed the windows drivers. It now shows up in my audio > devices as mm1. > > > > The two rather small speakers are surprisingly heavy for their size and > extremely solidly constructed. There are two buttons on the left side of > the speaker for volume control and one on the right side of the speaker > which is the power on button. All of these buttons must be physically press > so they give tactile feedback. But there is now physicale indication where > they are located. > > > > There is a basic little remote control that comes with the unit which I have > not yet used. You have to pul out f small tab that keeps the battery door > from closing. I messed up things a bit so the greatest part of the tab > broke off! Still have to get the rest out. > > > > The sound that comes out of these little speakers is quite astonishing. > However, if you are looking for booming bass and screeching highs as seem to > be the case with much of the modern equipment, you are going to be very > disappointed. The sound of the B&W is subtle that is the only way I can > describe it. All the frequencies are there that you would need. And the > sound is wonderfully clear. > > > > Am still running some tests so will get back later if anyone is interested. > > > > Regards > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus