Compact floorstander test and not a CM8 in sight.

[Big Chris]

How come B&W seem to be dragging their feet getting a pair of CM8s in for review?

I would have loved to have seen how they faired against the competition in this months speaker test. [^o)]

 

[Simon Lucas]

You and us both, Chris. B&W are being uncharacteristically coy where the CM8s are concerned. I'd hate to think this was having any bearing...

 

[Anonymous]

I did hear a demo. The bass, mids and trebles were clearly separated. A TAD too much, IMHO, where it almost sounded like coming from 3 different speakers. I could almost visualize it coming from the bottom, middle and top.

The soundstage was vertical.

Not sure if that's good or bad.

 

[DandyCobalt]

Happy to lend you mine for a day - will even bring them to your offices. Do they have to be supplied by the manufacturer ? (Wouldn't they send you their "bestest" examples?)

 

[Big Chris]

DandyCobalt:

Happy to lend you mine for a day - will even bring them to your offices. Do they have to be supplied by the manufacturer ? (Wouldn't they send you their "bestest" examples?)

Bring 'em round mine instead Dandy.

 

[Anonymous]

CM8's are really good imho.

I had the 7's and had to use the bungs to improve the mid range. The stereo soundstage on the 8's is way better too and much better detail. At last B&W have produced a decent small footprint floorstander for your average UK sized house, as we don't all live in the USA.

I like them, which is just as well as I didn't even listen to them pre purchase lol. They look really good on their plinths which have an inverted pyramid type mount which makes them look as though they are floating just above the plinth. Classy in gloss black.

 

[DandyCobalt]

Big Chris:DandyCobalt:

Happy to lend you mine for a day - will even bring them to your offices. Do they have to be supplied by the manufacturer ? (Wouldn't they send you their "bestest" examples?)

Bring 'em round mine instead Dandy.

Would have to bring the guitars too then Big Chris 🙂

 

[DandyCobalt]

Big picture of CM8s on front cover of a rival mag this month - same rosenut finish as mine. Apparently they had the "exclusive" from B&W. Does B&W only have one pair for the press to try out, and how can a mag have an "exclusive" on a product that's been available to Joe Public for months? Hope the lack of exclusive won't influence the WHFSV opinion....if we get one?

 

[Clare Newsome]

Whether we get a product first, last or not at all - ie we have to borrow/buy it - I can assure you that it does not affect our opinion of the kit in question one little bit.

 

[Andrew Everard]

And at least one magazine has an 'exclusive' test of a product we tested a couple of months back! :O

 

[DandyCobalt]

Whether we get a product first, last or not at all - ie we have to borrow/buy it - I can assure you that it does not affect our opinion of the kit in question one little bit.

Thanks Clare - no worries there. Happy to borrow you mine if you like. Big Chris has already been after them too - at least he knows the way to your lair now.