New B&W small but high-end speaker coming June 6

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As reported on another AV site:

The company's next venture is a small but high-end speaker solution, which has got Haikin excited.

"We're launching a new speaker on June 6 which I think is the freshest thing we've made for years," he said.

"It's really small and quite expensive but sounds incredibly good."

 

[LOST]

Any pictures or prices???

 

[Anonymous]

Any pictures or prices???

No. I think we'll have to wait until June 6

 

[Clare Newsome]

Any pictures or prices???

If there'd been any facts worth noting - and certainly if there were pics and prices - we'd have written a news story...

When we have that extra info, we'll do just that!

 

[Andrew Everard]

All that work B&W's engineering team does, and it's still 'a British technology brand which resonates globally'. But at least it's 'an enduringly familiar site in the world’s audiovisual magazines'.

Writing standards: hell in a handcart, I tell ye - hell in a handcart...

 

[duaplex]

Interesting stuff, being a massive B&W I would be interested

 

[Clare Newsome]

We're getting a full briefing on June 2nd....

 

[Anonymous]

If you google for 'bowers & wilkins prestige monitor pm1', you may find some interesting info!

 

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

Interesting stuff, being a massive B&W I would be interested

Is this a speaker post?

 

[Clare Newsome]

Well. not really, you'll find a US dealer leaflet from February saying that later in the year the B&W Prestige Monitor PM1 will be making its world debut alongside designer Dr John Dibb.

Still doesn't tell us anything more about the forthcoming launch....

 

[Anonymous]

I found a 'briefing report' in pdf with pictures and full specifications but it's not my intention to spoil B&W's launch anyhow

 

[Clare Newsome]

Yes, we've found that too. Checking validity before we publish further 🙂

 

[gosalh]

Seen the speakers on a couple of foreign sites believe it or not (translated in Google). The images looks genuine to me but you never know. Design wise they look nice, but i think the MA Apex looks better IMO.

 

[gosalh]

You can also pre-order the speakers from a French Online store (not sure if i should post the URL? Might be naughty if i did). The speakers will be release June 2011 it says on the site.

 

[Clare Newsome]

Indeed B&W has just discovered the French have been a little previous in their announcements and the information's being removed

Still, they looked interesting

And we've been promised the exclusive review of the speakers when they are - officially - launched next month.

 

[Andrew Everard]

You can also pre-order the speakers from a French Online store (not sure if i should post the URL? Might be naughty if i did). The speakers will be release June 2011 it says on the site.

Think pretty soon that 'you can' will turn into 'you could' – some Gallic gun-jumpage seems to have taken place, and B&W is doing some rectification behind the scenes.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Looks like i did find the right ones then - tad on the expensive side (if i read and found right) though, interesting looking too. (again if i found right) Smile.

 

[DandyCobalt]

And we've been promised the exclusive review of the speakers when they are - officially - launched next month.

Would that be a B&W "Exclusive" (like for the CM8s elsewhere 🙂 Still, seriously, any sign of a review on the CM8s, or inclusion in a comparison?

 

[gosalh]

Oops.

My colleague also found a cached page on Bowers and Wilkins' website with an enquiry form for the new speakers, it also has the photograph of the speaker on the page. Same picture as the ones on the French site.

 

[gosalh]

The French site also has the specs :-s

 

[Anonymous]

I can't find anything. Can someone post a link to the picture, price and specs?

Is it one speaker or a range of speakers?

 

[Anonymous]

OK found it. Just one new speaker. And really expensive.

 

[Clare Newsome]

And we've been promised the exclusive review of the speakers when they are - officially - launched next month.

Would that be a B&W "Exclusive" (like for the CM8s elsewhere 🙂 Still, seriously, any sign of a review on the CM8s, or inclusion in a comparison?

No, this is a real exclusive 🙂

And i'll ask again about CM8s!

 

[Clare Newsome]

A pair of B&W CM8 speakers are on their way to us for review. Hurrah!

 

[Anonymous]

Do you think it;s intended as a hi fi speaker or home cinema as well?