bmateijsen
17-10-2001, 09:32
Op www.hifichoice.co.uk staat een review van de B&W CM2, waarin men lovend is over deze speakers... Dat wilde ik even met jullie delen...
Hier is de review, die volledig hier te vinden is:
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_print.asp?ID=1508
B&W CM2 loudspeaker
You'll struggle to criticise them, either sonically or aesthetically
B&W's distinctive CM series returns to Choice towers this month in the form of a stand-mount model the CM2. Its larger brother the CM4 won praise back in the June issue (HFC 215), and now the smaller model has the chance to prove that size isn't everything.
B&W uses a tapered tube behind the tweeter, a technique designed to help dissipate rearward energy produced by the dome and said to cause treble distortion in the form of time delay. This is a technology inherited from the original Nautilus - a radical speaker that is conceptually assisting the design of B&W's more affordable models. Woven Kevlar provides the meat for the 165mm mid/bass driver, while the 25mm tweeter is a metal dome design. The bi-wirable, two-way CM2 is reflex loaded with a 'flowport' which has golf ball style dimpling said to aid to air flow by reducing turbulence.
Build quality and finish are excellent. The brushed aluminium baffle is visually inviting and you can have your CM2s in one of two real wood veneers: maple or rosenut.
An FS-CDM stand in silver is available for those wishing to extend the stylish statement made by the contemporary design.
We gave The Nutcracker Suite an airing through the B&Ws and were instantly rewarded with dynamic and authoritative bass presentation and sweet smooth treble that gave the xylophone a highly civilised tone. An effortless soundstage was produced with detail and resolution never failing to materialise in a relaxed and agreeable manner. They might not throw out as much low-end as the CM4s - which you'd expect from the smaller cabinet size - but the bass that's on offer is solid and well controlled. Add the centre speaker and subwoofer with the CM4s and you'll have a very competent multichannel package. In two-
channel form, as tested, you'll struggle as we did to find criticise them either sonically or aesthetically.
FEATURES
SIZE 20x32.5x28cm (WxHxD), 2-way design, 25mm alloy dome tweeter, 165mm woven Kevlar mid/bass cone, frequency response 65Hz - 20kHz, sensitivity 89dB, finishes: maple or rosenut veneer
Hier is de review, die volledig hier te vinden is:
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_print.asp?ID=1508
B&W CM2 loudspeaker
You'll struggle to criticise them, either sonically or aesthetically
B&W's distinctive CM series returns to Choice towers this month in the form of a stand-mount model the CM2. Its larger brother the CM4 won praise back in the June issue (HFC 215), and now the smaller model has the chance to prove that size isn't everything.
B&W uses a tapered tube behind the tweeter, a technique designed to help dissipate rearward energy produced by the dome and said to cause treble distortion in the form of time delay. This is a technology inherited from the original Nautilus - a radical speaker that is conceptually assisting the design of B&W's more affordable models. Woven Kevlar provides the meat for the 165mm mid/bass driver, while the 25mm tweeter is a metal dome design. The bi-wirable, two-way CM2 is reflex loaded with a 'flowport' which has golf ball style dimpling said to aid to air flow by reducing turbulence.
Build quality and finish are excellent. The brushed aluminium baffle is visually inviting and you can have your CM2s in one of two real wood veneers: maple or rosenut.
An FS-CDM stand in silver is available for those wishing to extend the stylish statement made by the contemporary design.
We gave The Nutcracker Suite an airing through the B&Ws and were instantly rewarded with dynamic and authoritative bass presentation and sweet smooth treble that gave the xylophone a highly civilised tone. An effortless soundstage was produced with detail and resolution never failing to materialise in a relaxed and agreeable manner. They might not throw out as much low-end as the CM4s - which you'd expect from the smaller cabinet size - but the bass that's on offer is solid and well controlled. Add the centre speaker and subwoofer with the CM4s and you'll have a very competent multichannel package. In two-
channel form, as tested, you'll struggle as we did to find criticise them either sonically or aesthetically.
FEATURES
SIZE 20x32.5x28cm (WxHxD), 2-way design, 25mm alloy dome tweeter, 165mm woven Kevlar mid/bass cone, frequency response 65Hz - 20kHz, sensitivity 89dB, finishes: maple or rosenut veneer