The only computer speakers you’ll ever need
To call these things computer speakers is really rather underselling them – work’s or art may be more appropriate. Of course for $500 or £400 you’d expect a little bit more. What you get with the Bowers and Wilkins MM-1’s is hifi quality speakers hooked up to your PC.
When mine arrived, I whipped them out of the packaging in a flash and hooked them up to my PC – they sounded terrific. Then I spoke with a chap at B&W and he reminded me to set them up as a soundcard rather than just PC speakers. Wow…boom! These things really kicked in to life and offered a wonderfully rich sound with impressive bass given the lack of subwoofer. As you’d expect from B&W, they look stunning, are beautifully engineered, even down to the pebble sized remote which can control Windows Media Player or iTunes remotely.
If What HiFi gives them 5 stars you know you’re on to a winner. Their verdict
For
Fantastic sound for a PC speaker system; impressive bass for a subwoofer-less design; classy build; easy to install
Against
If price isn’t an issue, nothing
That pretty much sums it up. They cost the price of a decent laptop/netbook but if you can, you must. My JBL’s are now looking for a new owner…