Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought $225 each speakers expecting that they would hold up. I was wrong. I have blown 3 of the five I purchased. They were last years model so hopefully these are better. I got the geek squad protection so two of them were repaired with a 5 week turn around time. One of them was junked out, because they scratched it, and the store replaced it with one of this years model. Let me tell you the wall mount on these is horrible. Last years model was great. Very easy to put up, and you could remove the speaker from the mount with the black cover on and a single set screw. The new model is designed for the mount to go directly over the hole in the wall where the wire comes out. If you have a socket with plugs on it that you then run a short wire from there to the speaker these will not work, as there is no access into the cover for the wire. Hopefully I will not have to get any others replaced because I really do not want this model and the horrendous mounting change. Sound quality is great. when they are not blown, they sound amazing. They just don't seem to handle quite the volume of music I was intending.

Excellent little surround speakers. Super quality and great sound. They totally match the sound of my three B&W front speakers (CDM7) and complete my 5.1 surround set up. I have tried other surround speakers (Bose and two different Klipsch) and they did not match the sound of my B&W front speakers. Something was just missing. These speakers solved the issue. Highly recommended.

These speakers are fantastic! I have a smaller room to watch television in. My home theater system works great with these sitting behind my couch. Unless your room is very large, I would just stick with these speakers. Bowers and Wilkins speakers are made exceptionally well.

We recently had indoor and outdoor speakers installed by Best Buy as part of our new sound system. We purchased these for indoor surround sound and they are amazing. Great sound and they are compact so they literally disappear when mounted or located on a bookshelf, yet they produce crisp clear sound. Great value!

Great sound. A bit pricy, but hopefully I get what I paid for. The only thing I don't like is that the wall mount cover doesn't have much room to hide the 12 gauge speaker wire, which is a bit thick. I can't get the covers to snap on because of the thickness. B&W had a good idea with building the speaker connection into the mounts, but should've allowed a little more room for the wire.

small yet very powerful and it has crisp sound, sleek design.

These speakers are very nice looking and sound great, I am using them as rear speakers in my theater, 112" screen. The mounting bracket that mounts them to the wall are a ball mount that is somewhat limited as fare as the swivel angle, only about 30 degrees. i was hoping for 45 degrees. They will not point to the center of the room from the rear corner of the room. i have only had them for about a week now and have only had 3 opportunities to watch a movie with them. Still breaking them in at moderate listing levels. have yet to really crank them up.

I bought these as speakers for my desktop computer. I currently have them mounted on the wall (the swivel mount that it comes with is convenient, and allows for quite a variety of setup options). I tried using these without a subwoofer for a while, but in my opinion they will not deliver the bass you'll need (even for me just listening to some music at my desk). I would highly recommend buying a subwoofer to compliment these, but at least you can buy these separate and decide for yourself if you want to add on a sub later. For reference, I ended up buying the SVS SB-1000 subwoofer which seems to compliment the speakers nicely.

I included four of the Bowers & Wilkins 4" satellite speakers in a 5.1 setup together with a Bowers & Wilkins 700 series Center Channel speaker. Before my purchase, I did extensive research on the speakers. I also requested a demo at my local Best Buy Magnolia store. I am extremely satisfied with my purchase. While they are small in size compared to floor standing speakers, they worked perfectly in a 15' x 15' room. Their size also allow them to not be an eye sore, as I did not want to have huge speakers in a small room. If you have a similar size room, I definitely recommend these speakers. They provide more than enough sound to fill the room. On a side note, there have been several instances where my family and I have been fooled by the surround sound, thinking someone else was either knocking on the door or thinking someone else was in the room talking. If you're on the fence, go to a Best Buy Magnolia store to hear for yourself how good they really are.

I bought 5 of the Bowers & Wilkins M1 speakers for my surround sound system and am very pleased with them. I am using the sub woofer that I had with my old system. The sound that comes out of these small speakers is amazing. Where they really sound good is when playing music. You can hear sounds that you never heard before. They are good at a low or high volume. I mounted 4 speakers on my wall and turned one for the center speaker. I would highly recommend these speakers. You do need a sub woofer with them.

unless you need huge amounts of volume these speakers work well as your front mains and can more than handle rear or mid speaker duties with any home system. Crystal clear and realistic sound.

The Sun’s reproduction is clear and pure. There is no distortion at louder levels. Matched with a larger screen gives you an at home IMAX experience. I used them in a 5.1 step and love every moment.

I love playing remastered CDs when I get the opportunity and these speakers do not disappoint. The clarity and openness of the sound is highly convincing for music and fine listening. It's crisp without being tinny and it has a sweet mid-range. You can hear clearly the placement of the instruments! the only issue is they are not quite as efficient (87db) and so require a slightly higher volume to really get that sweet smooth sound. I also play movies in a 3.1 setup and even then the openness of the sound places the effects throughout the room. Love this purchase! A nice investment into the entry-level B&W sound

The sound is great for the size. I have two matching speakers as well.

Overall very happy with the sound and the appearance. These speakers are VERY heavy so caution is needed if you plan to hang them on the wall of ceiling. These speakers are also very pricey; I down-rate the value due to high price.

Fantastic entry level speakers that will live on in my household. As long as the little kids don't put their fingers on them. Very responsive and punchy when given a little extra juice. Movies and music sound amazing. I'm hearing things I never thought were there in the music. The name says it all. But with these you need a punchy bass in order to sound just right

These are the BEST SATTELITE SPEAKERS on the market today bar none!! they don't even sound like small speakers with a rich warm sound coming from a very sleek small designed cabinet that is very to place anywhere and take up very little space

Excellent build quality. I mounted 2 of these speakers on the wall for a home theater. You have to be very careful when remounting the base. I managed to break the first wall mount. I had to order a new one at $40.99 with shipping. The wall mounts could be improved. This is my only complaint. Once these were successfully mounted, there were no issues.

Running these through a Denon AVR and mated with a Polk center and Definitive Technologies Sub. Have limited space, so could not buy floor standing speakers. But these little gems thoroughly impress me every time I fire them up. The clarity, the imaging, the sound stage, and, yes, even the bass. I replaced an older Klipsch 5.1 satellite speaker system, and there is no comparison. These just sound much larger than they are, B&W found a way to bend the laws of physics. Highly recommend a listen if you are looking for small speakers to serve as your main fronts.

Huge B&W fan, but didn't know if I wanted to drop $500 on a pair of surround speakers. I mounted these on the wall alongside of my TV. Holly cow these are bright and room filling. Not just for movies but for music as well. Funny how I didn't want to drop $500 on a pair and now I am saving for another. Just go down and take the time to listen to these in comparison to the others and you will understand. I have been a fan of B&W for the craftsmanship but these babies were shockingly above my expectations.