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Newsletter B&W CM-5
Arrives! $1500pr. Featuring
a new 6.5” mid/woof, the eagerly awaited CM-5 has landed- in stunning gloss piano
black. At just under 14” tall, 7 ¾ wide and 11d, CM-5 is a bit large to be termed a
true mini-monitor. B&W’s CM-1 (with 5” mid/woof) is the tiny mini. CM-5
offers groundbreaking resolution for its size/price! The balance of sound is superb. The
bass has real extension and character, it isn’t the “one note bass” we
often hear from small speakers. Yet
it’s the imaging that will blow you away!
It is quite unfussy about where you put it. It’s quite unfussy about where you sit.
We think of the many installations we’ve done where the customer has a wall of
shelves with a ton of junk on them, CM-5 would be forgiving! Even
driven with a modest 50w/ch amp, the CM-5 will impress. We’ve had a lot of good small
speakers over the years. B&W’s 805s still rules at $2800pr. But at south of that,
the CM-5 is nothing short of astonishing! Paradigm NEW
Reference Line! Paradigm’s Reference Line has been very successful for many years. It has been considered sonically competitive with “cost no object” speakers, but at workingman’s money. Paradigm has put its money into hefty cabinets and heavy duty drivers. They’ve been engineered solidly with little flash and dash. The NEW Reference Line takes Paradigm into new territory. The new line goes beyond rectangular cabinets of laminate wrap. These new beauties have curved bodies of real wood, finished in black ash, cherry or rose. Along with the uptown styling comes improved sound, as you might have suspected! Cabinet control and imaging improvements are readily apparent. But we look forward to learning the character of the new Refs! New Reference Lineup: Real Wood Finishes of Black,
Cherry or Rose Studio 10 $800pr: One 5 ½” woof and 1” Tweet (12h,7 7/8w,11 7/8d) J29 stands, $400pr Studio 20 $1200pr: One 7” woof and 1” Tweet (14 5/8h,8 7/8w,13 1/8d) J29 stands, $400pr Studio 60 $2000pr: One 5 ½” mid, two 5 ½” woofs, and 1” Tweet (40 1/8h,7 7/8w,11 7/8d) Studio 100 $3000pr: One 7” mid, three 7” woofs, and 1” Tweet (44 1/8h,9 1/2w,17d) CC-490 center, $800: Two 5 ½” woofs, one 3 ½” mid and 1” Tweet (8 3/8h,19 1/4w,11 3/8d) CC-590 center, $1200: Two 7” woofs, one 4 ½” mid and 1” Tweet (9 3/8h,26 1/2w,12 5/8d) CC-690 center, $1500: Two 7” woofs, two 7” mid/bass drivers, one 4 ½” mid and 1” Tweet (10h,37 1/4w, 16 1/2d) Sub 12 $2000: New 12” woof and 1700w Class D amp! (17 7/16h,16w,21 1/2d) Sub 15 $2800: New 15” woof and 1700w Class D amp! (19 1/2h,19 1/2w,22d) Studio ADP-590 surrounds: $700each: One 7” woof, Two 4” Mids and 1” Tweet (8 3/4h,14 3/4w, 6 5/8d) Haydn Symphonies
Haydn wrote 104 symphonies. Do you need them all? You can go to
various websites and debate that to all hours. But no matter how you slice it, a wide
swath of Haydn symphonies should be in your collection. The best way to get them there is
to buy his most famous 15 symphonies on |