Bower & Wilkins B&W CM9 + McIntosh amps

[MrMobsta55]

never 2 much power 

[Gioxtream]

I always wanted to know about the Midrange on this Unit..........may I know the sensitivity on these midranges? Thanks in advance.

[iedalgic]

Amps being too much power for a particular speaker - this isn't really accurate. It's better to have buckets of power on tap and don't go nuts with the volume control than to have an underpowered amp that starts to 'clip' at high volume and fry your speakers. (google amplifier clipping). You can destroy a pair of speaker just as easy with a 15 watt amp as you can with a 1000w. It's live having a 4 cylinder 1.2liter car and revving it until the engine blows up, whereas the V8 is just purring away

[MrMobsta55]

hows the bass responce on these

[MrMobsta55]

am buying cm9 next year when i get the money and am debating on buying mcintosh equipment or classe to replace my rotel

[437thx1138]

Must be nice lol. Great rig. I went valve amps- kt88's. Don't have the cheddar for big macs like that right now. I take it you like the b&w's.

[floridafyme]

I love big VU meters. NOTHING looks sexier than the big Mac amps.

[1FranklynRecords1]

Spending so much money on a sound system and then playing Coldplay through it - Tragic

[opcond123]

@1FranklynRecords1 Took the words right out of my mouth buddy. Un-freakin-believable.

[nrodri10]

I'm a beginner audiophile, and I would like to know why amplifiers for sound systems cost a lot more then guitar amplifiers, especially the tube amplifiers.

[acesxhi]

change those nasty bright speakers. get some dynaudio's like the contour 5.4 atleast with a setup like that. about that cost around  $30000 .in electronics. and $3000 over priced b&w speakers.lollollol

[acesxhi]

this guy is using crazy electronics. but the speakers are so so. dude get a real pair of speakers for this system. come on lets get real the cm9 what a joke. get urself atleast the diamond 804 for this system damn. its like buying a nice car and puting cheap rims on it lol.

[DoNultima]

Hmm I wouldn't use the B&W CM9's with McIntosh amps... a little bit underpowered. I would choose B&W Diamond 800 or at least nautilus series with an amp of that calibur but Snell THX M&C reference towers would do them justice!

[markusdecker90]

where the CM 9 are manufactured ? do you know that ?

[aussieconservative]

@markusdecker90 China. The 700 series was the last mid range product to come out of england. now they only make the 800 series. and the seashells!

[MrMobsta55]

@aussieconservative haha the sea shells i was looking at getting a pair but 2 expencive

[acesxhi]

@markusdecker90 i know that the b&w cabinets are built in china. and other parts come from all around. and finally assembled in england. 10 years everything was manufactered in england now its practly chinese lol.

[MrMobsta55]

what song



[C815richard]

@MrMobsta55 Politik by Coldplay from the album A Rush of Blood To The Head.

[markusdecker90]

I have one more question. :D

I want to buy B & W soon. I am not very sure about the gloss black. Can you see on the speaker very much dust or fingerprints?

[jlalva17]

@markusdecker90 Don't own the CM9. I shot this in a show room. I can tell you that glossy speakers do collect a lot of dust!

[DQuerel]

@markusdecker90

Hi

Fingerabdrücke bekommen die Lautsprecher ja höchstens beim 1ten aufstellen ab, kurz wegwischen und gut ist. Außer du hast Kinder oder umarmst die Boxen mehrmals in den ersten Wochen ^^. Fingerabdrücke wirst du nur sehen wenn das Licht ungünstig reflektiert, ansonsten nicht.

Wegen Staub brauchst du dir an den Seiten keine Gedanken machen, da bleibt kein Staub haften. Nur auf der Oberseite, da wirst du mindestens 1 mal die Woche drüberwischen müssen.

[markusdecker90]

Can you hear these speakers sometimes a little bit louder ? I have not decided between CM9 and nubert. Thanks for answer.

Markus

[jlalva17]

@markusdecker90 With the music I listen to, the speakers did show distortion at louder volumes.

[Stupidfinder11]

song name?



[djgabc]

them speakers look great - how much are they , i currently have some £200 wharfedale which honestly do the job ..

tell me what them speakers sound like at high volume with the following songs.on youtube

the isley brothers - choosey lover

the gap band - yearning for your love

brotha lynch hung - refuse to lose ,

tell me how good they handle that music for bass and clarity ,

i dont want to buy a pair if theyre not what im looking for .

thanks for your time

[jlalva17]

@djgabc I believe these were $3000 USD a pair. They sound wonderful for "jazz" and acoustic stuff. Heavy rock music sounded a bit distorted.

I think they would sound divine with the Isley brothers, with their strong vocals and mellow r&b sound. With brotha lynch hung, and more aggressive hip-hop style music, I think they will lack the bass punch. You really are better off looking elsewhere. Even if paired with good subs, they still lack the really high frequencies, and risk getting drowned out

[viciadoemhalo3]

@jlalva17 Subwoofers make low frequencies, not high ones.

Very nice set up! :-)

[dan87951]

CM9's are a very good bang for the buck. I use to own a set but moved to diamond series. Those amps are worth more than three times the speakers. lol

[jlalva17]

@dan87951 What kind of money are we talking about here. if I recall correctly, the CM9 were 2K or 3K, don't remember. Also, are the Diamonds that much better than the CM9s.

[TullioWalker]

@jlalva17 I couldn't agree more. We must to keep the Golden Rule with us, every day: "Never buy something you do not need much, you do not need it now, because you will have to live with it forever." This rule is often learned in art classes at universities. Perfectly applicable in audio because someone can not always sell the unit for the price of purchase. I have a friend who dreams that his money was flying from his safe for someone's vault after a bad purchase. ; )

[georgexxxful]

bw cm9 theater the best

[155MikeC]

Epic quality equipment, gr8 if you can afford it.

[bensaunahoyry]

Mcintosh equips are true worth for money.

[bobthestaffy]

nice set up

[jlalva17]

@bobthestaffy Not actually my set-up. I took this video at a loudspeaker shop.