Bower & Wilkins B&W CM9 + McIntosh amps

A pair of McIntosh MC501 amps attached to some B&W CM9s. Frankly, not sure what the other McIntosh models were. I heard this at my local audio shop. It sounded awesome. The amps were, however, too much power for the speakers, at a certain high volume I started to hear pretty bad distortion. The guy there said B&W's are best for Jazz and Classical music. I thought they handled Coldplay pretty darn great.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bowers and wilkins
• B&W
• McInstosh
• speakers
• amps
• CM9

[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!

[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.

[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

[1FranklynRecords1]

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

[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.

[viciadoemhalo3]

@jlalva17 Subwoofers make low frequencies, not high ones.

Very nice set up! :-)

[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

[opcond123]

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

[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.