Customer Ratings & Reviews

Technician said it would sound the same at home, but it doesn't.

Speakers are GREAT!!!! Best Buy stinks!!! They put them on sale the next day...I had to find out...and then go back to the store and get the lower price!!! Just give me your best price in the first place!!! I will not be returning any time soon. The manager of the store was even to busy to give me the time of day.

Very difficult to get the audio to travel with these, and ZERO mid/bass response.

This little dynamo has room filling sound . Clean , crisp beautiful playback.

I don't exactly like how they look or we're mounted but they serve thier purpose

These are excellent speakers and are worth the price.

Wish my wife would let me get larger speakers. These a re fine

Decent speaker. Mediocre install. Price was competitive, but install was haphazard. I'd buy elsewhere and install myself.

Have not been able to use yet but asking for a review.???? They look dorky. I hope they produce a quality sound.

Not great for a mid-size or larger room. When returned, sales rep told me these were best suited for a computer speaker (who would pay that price for a computer speaker).

I have been looking for some small unobtrusive satellite speakers to be my front highs for quite some time. Finally I found great sounding speakers in a good looking small footprint package that timbre match with my existing speakers costing many times over the M1s. I was totally astounded at how superb these little babies sounded when I replaced the much larger more expensive speakers I had been listening to. They really do mesh well with my Platinum 200s and add so much to the front sound stage that if I did not have in-ceiling back surrounds I would be replacing them as well with the M1s. You really cannot go wrong with this fabulous powerhouse of a speaker whether for your front mains or surrounds. These speakers sound better than speakers costing many times over what these are on sale for!!! Don't hesitate if you are looking for a great speaker in a small form factor that sound like a floor standing speaker at a very reasonable price point!!!

I have been a huge fan of Bowers & Wilkins for years. Personally, I think Bowers & Wilkins bread and butter is in their floor standing speakers. That being said, I have these paired with Bowers & Wilkins 600s. I don't think there are many good options on the market if you are looking for a smaller speaker that can handle a lot of power and sit in the rear unnoticeably (or be wall mounted), so I sort of landed on these just because of my needs and budget. If you have the space, I would not go with these. They'll likely just sort of "fill" the space in your sound and offer some surround sound, but definitely don't "add" much color if you ask me. These speakers will be great for one of two people: 1) you plan to wall mount them 2) you're looking for a very small speaker to serve as your primary speakers paired with a sub. I know this might sound counter intuitive, but they're fairly loud for their size They sound pretty good during movies but leave you wanting more if you're really into music. I don't know exactly what I was expecting with these, but I guess it was just more considering I knew what Bowers & Wilkins is capable of producing. To me, these sort of sound like decent speakers that Bowers & Wilkins just slapped their label on but these aren't "really" Bowers & Wilkins. Overall, they're not bad. They look cool and are very well built. Physically, they're much better made than other speakers this size. The way they designed the speaker wire connections is also super cool as the speaker wire connects internally and connects to a spring loaded terminal making wire management or concealing the wire a little easier. Pros: Size Very high quality build Great highs Great vocals and surround sound effects Cons: Price Distort at lower levels than expected and may not be able to keep up with your other speakers if you already have high powered speakers

Product came with defective wall mount - Best Buy referred me to Bowers and Wilkins who promptly informed me the part was not available and to contact Best Buy. To this date no part and no resolution @ 2 months.

I am quite dissatisfied with this very expensive set of speakers. While they may sound great, the installation is terrible.

Poor installation by the Geek Squad. Lack installation knowledge

I bought 4 of these as my surrounds for my 7.1 setup. I went to Best Buy many times to audition surround speakers. I was originally looking at the B&W 686B's to do the job but they weren't a good wall or ceiling mounting option because of their size, but sounded great. I then listened to some Def Tech ProMonitor 800's but they didn't sound as warm as the 686B's. After a couple of weeks I saw the M1's on display and gave them a listen. They sounded superb and evenly balanced. They could even handle a high volume and still sound great. They come with a wall mount as well as a stand so I was sold. The wall mount feature was important to me so I will elaborate. The mounts took a little fidgeting to get them to fit right, but by the third one I had it down. When they are completed, they look clean and neat. I did not run the wires through my walls. I have the wire going down the wall but it still looks nice because the wires attach inside of the mount instead of the speaker. The speakers can also be angled as much as you need them to be. You can even refit the mount on the back of the speaker to turn the speaker horizontally. These are fine surrounds. They deliver great sound in a small package without that "boxey" sound.

These speakers are very, very good for their small size. I auditioned these today through a moderately powered Marantz integrated amplifier. Very clear highs and midrange. Just listened to music through them alone and not with a center channel or subwoofer. I listened to some Def Techs and also two bookshelf size Martin Logans. I definitely prefer the sound of these to the either of those two. I do not like a lot of bass. I prefer clarity and sound stage or spaciousness to loud or booming sound and these do quite well for me. The Martin Logans did not sound as clear or warm as these and they were 3x to 6x the size of these speakers. This is just my personal opinion and my own listening preference. If you like loud music or a lot of bass or if you want to use them in a surround sound setup, then you will need the subwoofer.

Originally wanted MIRAGE Omnisats but they were discontinued by mfr. The B&Ws sound better than Klipsch, Def Techs and others I auditioned. Had never heard of this brand before but they sound so good I'll probably upgrade to larger ones (for the front channels in a 5.1 system). But, several friends who have heard my system asked "Why upgrade when these sound so good?"

These are great little speakers. I got them for my living room setup where I don't have room for bigger speakers but still want decent sound for our theater and music system. They're perfect for that. I was pleasantly surprised to hear so much bass from these little things.

Easy install, sound fantastic. Very good all around with great clear/crisp sound.