Picked up a pair of 2nd hand B&W MM-1's today...

Spit · 12 Oct 2011 at 18:13

Fully boxed and in new condition £310.

Excellent speakers, the sound just fills the room and is just so clear and defined.

No need for sound card either, just plug them in via USB.

Never had a decent set of speakers for the computer, never going back now!

alchemistkevin · 13 Oct 2011 at 15:17

Do they plug in via USB or the 3.5mm port?

How good is the bass?

Mr Plow · 13 Oct 2011 at 22:26

alchemistkevin said:
Do they plug in via USB or the 3.5mm port?

How good is the bass?

They have both USB and a 3.5mm port for input along with a 3.5mm output.

Kurisu Makise · 14 Oct 2011 at 02:02

you could have gone Avianio 1XRs and a stereo amp for 300 that would have been even better.

sHo0sH · 14 Oct 2011 at 08:57

Samsara said:
you could have gone Avianio 1XRs and a stereo amp for 300 that would have been even better.

And would have taken up a lot more room.

mrk · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:06

There's always room for more room, always! I can't ever see myself using anything but my Tannoy floorstanders and NAD stereo amp. The combination is just sublime for /everything/.

Bungee · 14 Oct 2011 at 17:17

I have these and they are excellent. However, they don't really fill the room and nor where they ever intended to - they are speakers that are supposed to be used with you sitting a few feet in front of them.

danza · 14 Oct 2011 at 17:32

mrk said:
There's always room for more room, always! I can't ever see myself using anything but my Tannoy floorstanders and NAD stereo amp. The combination is just sublime for /everything/.

Try a punchy pair of standmounts and some decent stands. I've never looked back. IME floorstanders have massively uncontrolled bass (unless you're spending loads). I have a tiny pair of standmounts with a 5" woofer in each which do a stonking job in my 18' X 12' lounge. I bought some Tannoy Revolution R3s to 'replace' them, but they sucked compared and within a month I'd sold them and reinstated the Totems.

mrk · 14 Oct 2011 at 18:48

danza said:
Try a punchy pair of standmounts and some decent stands. I've never looked back. IME floorstanders have massively uncontrolled bass (unless you're spending loads). I have a tiny pair of standmounts with a 5" woofer in each which do a stonking job in my 18' X 12' lounge. I bought some Tannoy Revolution R3s to 'replace' them, but they sucked compared and within a month I'd sold them and reinstated the Totems.

Have you listened to the Tannoy V4s? Standmounts don't come close to the low level performance of a good floorstander and only a handful of floorstanders can keep up with the clarity of a good standmount without muddying it with bass. The V4 is one of those handfuls of speakers.

I had Mordaunt-Short floorstanders (914i) before and they remain epic but they lacked the lower down detail which the Tannoy V4 does perfectly. I've had Kef standmounts also and they were not as good.

If you don't believe me when I say the V4s go beyond all expectations and you live near by you're welcome to come over for a cup of tea, bring your favourite CD for an audition