Anyone hear of any announcements?
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The products that B&W are going to show at CEDIA will be a couple of new in-wall/in-ceiling speakers, a VM6 wall mount speaker, and a new line of lesser expensive CT Series.
The new in-walls are a lesser expensive LCR called the CWM Cinema6. The new in-ceiling is a CCM818 that is a flush version of the CCM817 at the same price. BTW all of the in-wall/in-ceiling speakers are going up in price.
The VM6 is an on-wall similar to the VM1 but better perfromance. It has the same drivers as the CM1 and it's the same price at $450.00 US. It's to bridge the gap between the VM1 and the FPM4.
The CT7 Series is a new custom install theater speaker line like the CT800 Series meant for high output systems that are built into walls and cabinets. There will be a couple of models and they will start around $700.00 US each.
B&W will also show a CT8.4 LCR that will be around $5000.00 US each as a step between the CT7 Series and the CT800 Series, which is $15,000.00 US each, as well.
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why would they bother?Originally posted by hifiguymi
Seems like it would be better to just get rip of the VM series rather then make them as good as the FPMs. Personally I think a step up from FPMs would have been worth while.Comment
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There is a big part of the market they are missing in between the VM1 at $200.00 US each and the FPM4 at $700.00 US each. That is a very competitive price point (around $400.00 US each) and they had nothing there. Since the drivers are sourced from another speaker, the CM1, it didn't cost them an arm and a leg to develop them. I think it's going to be a big hit.
As for a step up from the FPM6, which is $900.00 US each, most customers move to a speaker like the XT4 or the 700 Series. Most people are looking for the best performance if they go beyond the price point of the FPM6 and it's tough to get it from and on-wall.
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After years of good service, my front VM1's seem to have been destroyed. OK, they are sometimes driven quite hard but my amp (Sony ST-DB930) only has 100W per channel which would seem a good match to the 100W VM1. Both speakers seem to have been destroyed, and music now sounds like a few grains of... -
I was at my dealers today to pick up some inwalls for my business. He had the brochures for the new CT800 speakers. The data says that b&w put everything they know into these speakers. The use a seperate crossover for bass mgmt developed by classe. the bass speakers are active and the tweater/mid... -
Any news on the new CT800 line from B&W??? Schnell also makes an in-cabinet design. Is that what these are? I see that there is an active crossover/eq.. Any thoughts on this line? Price? -
anyone hear the b&w vm6. i want to purchase one for my surround back duties. either this or i will purchase one m1 -
I'm looking into purchasing surround wall mounted speakers to complement my N804's and NHTM2 speakers. I'm not interested in investing into the SMCS rear speakers. My system will only be a 5.1 set-up . I checked the internet and from what I saw both models are approx. $450 each.
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