Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 Speakers

MM-1 speakers are true hi-fi speakers, shrunk to fit on your desktop. They don't just look great, they sound great too, transforming your Mac into a superb stereo sound system.

  • Rich, detailed music, no matter how loud you play it
  • 3.5mm stereo jack or USB connection to your Mac
  • Full remote control for MM-1 and iTunes
  • Aux line-in for use with iPod or iPhone
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£399.95

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Features

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Great sound from your Mac and iTunes, with full remote control, giving your Mac the audio enhancement it deserves.

The Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 Speakers bring true hi-fi quality sound to your desktop, giving your Mac the audio enhancement it deserves. The MM-1 speakers have two drivers, one dedicated to bass and mid-range frequencies and another for the treble, so they deliver accurate sound, just like full-sized speakers.

Full remote control for MM-1 and iTunes

The beautifully designed infrared remote controls the basic functions of the MM-1 and iTunes, so you can play and pause, and skip tracks forward or back from almost anywhere in the room.

Great highs and rich bass

The MM-1 tweeters incorporate a tube-loaded design which dampens resonance and produces purer, high-frequency sounds. By adjusting the sound balance depending on the signal, these speakers keep bass effects powerful and music sounding rich and detailed, no matter how loud you play it.

Enhanced sound from headphones and Mac

Thanks to its high-quality headphone output, when you plug your headphones directly into the speakers, the audio from your Mac is enhanced by high-quality DACs.

Plus, you can stream audio directly from your Mac via USB, with your MM-1 speakers acting as an external sound card to give you the best possible audio quality.

Highlights

  • Superb compact desktop speakers with big sound
  • Nautilus drive-unit technology for accurate sound
  • DSP tuning keeps bass effects powerful
  • Rich, detailed music, no matter how loud you play it
  • USB connection to your Mac
  • Improve the audio quality
  • High-quality headphone output, using studio-grade DACs
  • Enhanced sound for Mac headphone output
  • Full remote control for iTunes
  • Cloth grill and aluminium top plate to complement your Mac
  • Aux line-in for use with iPod or iPhone

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You can stream audio directly from your Mac via USB, with your MM-1 speakers acting as an external sound card, to give you the best possible audio quality.

Technical Specs

Power

  • Power: 100V - 240V ac 50/60Hz on external power supply, 16V DC on product

Driver

  • Driver Size: 2 x f75mm (3.0 in) woofers, 2 x f25mm (1.0 in) tweeter
  • Frequency Response: -6dB at 38Hz and 22kHz

Dimension

  • Width: 3.9 in./100 mm
  • Weight: 1.87 lb./0.85 kg per speaker
  • Height: 6.7 in./170 mm
  • Depth: 3.9 in./100 mm

What's in the Box?

  • Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 speakers
  • Remote control
  • Power supply
  • USB cable
  • 3.5 mm stereo jack AUX cable

Manufacturer Information

Warranty

  • Warranty: Two-year warranty
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Part Number

  • UPC or EAN No.: 714346311309
 

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4.5

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    WOW

    • Written by from Manchester

    First Day of the B&W MM-1 Speakers, they are punchy, sonically excellent & have the Bass to rock. They really bring the detail from the music, I have tried from AAC 128 to Lossless and and impressive performer, but they excel at MP3 320 and this is where most of my collection is ripped at.

    They are expensive so depends on how long your in front of the computer.     …More

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Fabulous sound. Fantastic looking speakers.

    • Written by from HARLOW

    I'd been waiting for the MM-1s to be released for a few months now, and I wasn't disappointed.

    I actually replaced an old 2.1 system with these little B&Ws, because I wanted to lose the sub woofer and wires that were cluttering my desk. I'm genuinely stunned at the quality of sound that these little boxes can produce. The near-field sound is amazing, whack them up a bit, and the room is filled, go to the max, and you have desk thumping, distortion free sound that is ample for my fairly cavernous bedroom. It's incredible that so much quality output can come from two such tiny boxes.

    Other than the incredible sound (and build) quality, I love the fact that I can use the B&W pebble to drive iTunes; no more faffing with two remotes.

    Any grumbles? The right driver speaker seems to get quite warm, and they seem to take a moment to start up, but not worth dropping a star over. Definitely worth the money.     …More

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Impecable

    • Written by from Hartlepool

    I would have said Wow, I could have said Perfect, but others have beaten me to it. I have had SO many speakers over the years for my Mac's but none have quite made it. They either have too much/little Treble, too much/little Bass or are just plain awful. These are quite frankly, perfect. I need good quality speakers for the work I do which includes the editing of HQ material in Final Cut Studio but I also like to have an uncluttered and tidy setup. These little beauty's look as good as they sound and I feel like (in the words of Peter Kay) "I'm living the Dream".

    I also have the Zeppelin Mini that I use at the office with my MacBook Pro but although they sound fantastic too, they are no match for these and are easily worth the £100 upgrade.

    Anyone wanting to test speakers like these, just play James Taylor's Mexico at a reasonable volume and if that acoustic guitar doesn't make the hairs on the back of you're neck stand on end, they ain't the right speakers. These are quite literally the best sub £500 computer speakers you can buy.     …More

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Absolutely amazing

    • Written by from Malmö

    I got these yesterday and I am amazed, they are just fantastic. A whole new dimension in the music has opened up for me. Yes they are very expensive, but what a fantastic sound ! If I knew that I would have bought them a year ago.
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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Simply The Best

    • Written by from Worcester

    I cannot leave them alone. They are QUALITY. I did a lot of research and I really did not want to spend thins amount of money on a pair of speakers, this is not just a pair of speakers, it's a whole new experience.Worth every penny, if you enjoy your music then treat yourself. Wonderful!!!! …More

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Not Disappointed

    • Written by from Poole

    I bought the Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 speakers based purely upon the other reviews and haven't been disappointed. Although expensive, having listened to music using other desktop speaker systems in the past, I now realise that I haven't been listening to the music at all, just a limited muddied representation. If anything, the MM-1s took a little getting used to, due to the additional 'sounds' in otherwise familiar tracks. The only downside was the largely unavoidable and relatively minimal cable clutter, which is primarily limited to the right hand speaker and instantly forgotten when listening to the music. …More

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  • How do the MM-1 Speakers stack up against the Bose Companion 5? Is it even a comparison??

    • Asked by Robert I from Farmers Branch
    • 02-May-2010

    4 Answers

    Best Answer

    I am a 36 year professional in audio mastering, to qualify myself, and I think I can give you some insight on Bose vs. B&W. Let me qualify this by saying I haven't heard either of these speakers, but I'm sure you'll find this to be true as we're talking about the general philosophies of the two companies.

    Since the original Bose speakers were introduced, Dr. Bose has striven to create the illusion that sound is coming from everywhere, and you can't pinpoint where the speakers are actually located.

    B&W uses the more standard approach of endeavoring to create as accurate a soundstage as possible, with as little phase distortion as possible.

    So this is what you would hear - with the Bose, the sound field is very broad, spread across the speakers and even outside the speakers themselves, but nothing in the music has a real defined placement. With the B&W, you'll get a very tight center image - the vocals, kick, snare, bass guitar etc. (on modern mixes) will appear to be coming from directly in front of you, and the other instruments will be spread across the soundstage between, but not outside of, the speakers.

    So what is best? That's up to your own taste. The B&W approach is by far the most accurate, and would be the hands-down preference of true audiophiles, because the tricks Dr. Bose uses to get his sound involves things being out-of-phase, and that is not accurate. But if you like a larger-than-life, ethereal kind of sound, then that's right for you.

    Also note that you have the sound-enhance feature on iTunes, so if you want the illusion that sound is coming from outside the speaker placement, you can do that with the B&W's. I wouldn't, but many do.

    Again, I haven't heard either of these speakers, but I would be surprised if this is not the case.     …More

    • Answered by George G from Dallas
    • 29-Dec-2010

  • What speakers actually sound better & have more bass? The Zeppelin Air or MM-1?

    • Asked by Rowell D
    • 03-Oct-2011

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  • Will the MM-1 work with the USB on an airport express ? Is the DAC on a airport express as good as the MM-1 DAC ?

    • Asked by Colin N A P
    • 14-Apr-2010

    4 Answers

    Best Answer

    The Airport Express USB port is only for USB printing. All audio data is either decoded by the Airport Express on-board Burr-Brown DAC or fed via digital optical mini-Toslink cable to another DAC-equiped device (i.e. audio/video receiver, Apple Hi-Fi). Therefore, you cannot connect the MM-1 to the Airport Express via USB.

    Since the MM-1 does not have an digital optical input, you would have to rely on the Airport Express Burr-Brown DAC to decode then pass the audio to the MM-1 via analog cable, which bypasses the MM-1's on-board DAC.

    The highest quality connection for these speakers is directly to computer via USB.

    I could not find what DAC chip the MM-1 (or Zeppelins) use, so I can't factually answer which device has the superior DAC. I do know that the Burr-Brown PCM2705 used in the Airport Express is NOT low quality. Measured tests have shown it to be a very capable DAC.

    Given my fondness for B&W speakers, I would expect that B&W also uses a good quality DAC chip.     …More

    • Answered by Kyra S from Leona Valley
    • 24-Aug-2010

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