B&W’s New XT Series is here!

For several years various competitors have been marketing “lifestyle” speakers. Among the most attractive are silver looking towers, bookshelf models, centers & subs.

Not surprisingly, the vast majority of companies doing this have been doing it with plastic cabinets. The plastic cabinets look and feel cheap. They buzz like kazoos when you turn the volume up. In short, they look kind of cool and sound… flimsy at best. Even the guys using metal have thin walled, tinny sounding speakers.

 B&W’s style is often not to be first on the block, but BEST on the block. After doing a legitimate R&D effort into this product category, B&W is now shipping the absolutely gorgeous XT Series.

 XT-4 $1250ea.

The tower is the XT-4. It is the ideal L&R front speaker for your DLP or plasma system when you need a floor stander. The cabinet is made of cast aluminum and weighs in at 50 lbs each. It is further distinguished from its competition in that it uses a 5” Kev mid, 5” Kev/Pulp Fibre Woof, and 1” Alum Nautilus tweet with open air mounting.

The style is sleek as you can see. It looks like B&O made it! But sounds like B&W made it!

44 3/4h, 6w, 7 7/8d.

 XT-2 $550ea.

The bookshelf model is XT-2. You could use it for R&L front and/or rear. It’s a perfect match cosmetically and sonically for the XT-4. It uses a 5” Kev mid/woof and the same Nautilus tweet of XT-4. XT-2 is also very solid weighing in at 11 lbs.

12 3/8h, 6w, 7 7/8d. Matching stands run $350pr and raise the speaker to 27 5/8h.

 XT-C $800

    XT-C is the matching center channel speaker. It can be used as a center or three across the front. The drivers are shielded. XT-C uses two 5” Kev mid/woofs and the 1” Nautilus tweeter. This guy is quite a chunk of steel weighing 19lbs.

PV-1 Sub $1600

   The “bowling ball” sub is also a sturdy performer. At 46 pounds, 13 1/4h, 11 3/8w and 13 3/4d the PV-1 uses unique technology.

    There are dual, opposing 8” Aluminum woofs and a 500 watt amp. The sound is solid and tight. This isn’t a thunderboomer. It is quite controlled for real music and movie lovers.

    PV-1 is available in silver, black or white.