John Lydon is an audiophile
In this month’s issue of Britain’s finest monthly, The Word, Johnny Rotten describes his passion for hi-fi: “Well, I start with the speakers. For me, the best in the world… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 7 Jul 2010
Categories: Hi-fi speakers
Tags: audiophile, hi-fi speakers, john lydon
The definitive guide to high-definition surround sound
What with all the attention given to high-definition and 3D in 2010, it’d be easy to underestimate the role of great sound in the film experience. But think about it:… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 1 Jul 2010
Categories: Home theatre
Tags: blu-ray, CT800 series, custom theatre, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, high-definition surround sound, Home theatre, surround sound
Achieving the perfect in-car sound quality
Bowers & Wilkins and Jaguar engineers spent four years developing the system for the XJ and to underline just how hard a task it was, we were allowed to dictate… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 30 Jun 2010
Categories: Car audio
Tags: Bowers & Wilkins car audio, Car audio, Jaguar XJ
MM-1 speakers leave Maximum PC “slack-jawed with awe”
In their words, Maximum PC “haven’t been this excited about a set of boom boxes since…September 1996″ They tested them using Peter Gabriel’s new album, Scratch My Back, and describe… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 24 Jun 2010
Categories: Computer speakers
Tags: audiophile computer speakers, best computer speakers, Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 review
John Debney scoring Predators using Bowers & Wilkins speakers
Fantastic footage of John Debney scoring the new Robert Rodriguez produced Predators film. The music sounds absolutely stunning and we’re very pleased to see he’s using our speakers. Starring… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 10 Jun 2010
Categories: Hi-fi speakers, Speakers
Tags: B&W, Bowers & Wilkins speakers, Bowrs & Wilkins 800 series, John Debney, Predators
What Hi-Fi? goes behind the scenes of the 800 Series Diamond
What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision magazine made a special visit to our 800 Series Diamond factory in Worthing, UK, for the official press launch of our new flagship speaker range.… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 7 Jun 2010
Categories: Hi-fi speakers
Tags: 800 series, 800 series diamond, B&W, bowers & wilkins, What Hi-Fi
Trusted Reviews give our MM-1 computer speakers 10/10
Trusted Reviews have given our MM-1 computer speaker 10 out of 10: “Bowers & Wilkins is on something of a roll. With the Zeppelin and Zeppelin mini iPod speaker docks,… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 27 May 2010
Categories: Computer speakers
Tags: audiophile computer speakers, bowers & wilkins, MM-1 computer speakers
What Hi-Fi give MM-1s 5 star review
What Hi-Fi have awarded our first ever computer speakers a 5* review proclaiming they are “the best PC speakers we’ve heard”. You can read the full review here. Read more
Posted on: Monday, 10 May 2010
Categories: Computer speakers
Tags: audiophile computer speakers, Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 review, computer speaker review, MM-1 what hi-fi review
Voices in my head – A guide to headphones
Headphones have enjoyed a diverse technological history, Paul Rigby looks at their past, present and future. Headphones are one of the most personal items in anyone’s hi-fi. They generate some… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 6 May 2010
Categories: Definitive guides
Tags: audiophile headphones, Bowers & Wilkins p5 headphones, chesky records, head-fi, headphone guide, history of headphones, in ear headphones, noise cancelling headphones
Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to The Great Curve
Bowers & Wilkins says: Great idea – it’s... 2 days 10 hours ago View commentPeter Gabriel’s Live in Athens audio finally available
Thorsten says: The Album is really good, some tracks are... 3 days 2 hours ago View comment