Which album would you play first on the famous Bowers & Wilkins speakers at Abbey Road Studios?

[Revolutions]

Looks like they have studio ATCs in the landscape position, and the B&Ws with a matching centre, perhaps for video/film scores?

The left/right B&Ws were firing for the LOTR playback when I had the demo, so you may be right.

Same in studio 3 where they played Imagine mixed in 5.1. But thinking about it the speakers in studio 3 didn’t look like classic B&W. They had silver cones, much smaller.

 

[jonboywalton75]

Year of the Cat
Alan Parsons on duty
Great song, sax and guitar solos
My mind would be BLOWN!!!!!!!

 

[RoA]

Coming to think, I don't actually like B&W speakers 😎

 

[Sixtyten]

Go on... I missed this aversion reveal.

Discussed here on the forum https://forums.whathifi.com/threads/b-w-and-formats.131889/

And lest there be accusations of this being hearsay - straight from the horse's mouth.

Blog - Hi-Fi Essentials – Choosing Your Source

In the first part of a new series explaining the fundamentals of putting together a great Hi-Fi system, we start at the beginning – choosing the perfect source.

www.bowerswilkins.com

Specifically

 

[Fandango Andy]

I know I really should say a Beatles album, but it has to be The Dark Side of the Moon. I know its an obvious answer, but sometimes the obvious answer is the right one!

 

[GeoffreyW]

I know I really should say a Beatles album, but it has to be The Dark Side of the Moon. I know its an obvious answer, but sometimes the obvious answer is the right one!

And probably the Dark Side Of The Moon, in the white sleeve, and without the "The" prefix?

 

[nopiano]

Discussed here on the forum https://forums.whathifi.com/threads/b-w-and-formats.131889/

And lest there be accusations of this being hearsay - straight from the horse's mouth.

Blog - Hi-Fi Essentials – Choosing Your Source

In the first part of a new series explaining the fundamentals of putting together a great Hi-Fi system, we start at the beginning – choosing the perfect source.

www.bowerswilkins.com

Specifically

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What a load of twaddle from B&W!

 

[Rodolfo]

From the bright side on the moon, Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, For Sentimental Reasons: Not sure the B&W setup is worthy, but it's been a check/demo for decades.