Customer Ratings & Reviews

These are my first pair of Bowers & Wilkins. I listened to B&W, Martin Logan, Polk and others at Best Buy. Each CM model sounded better with notably more detail than the competition.

The sound reproduction and the aesthetics makes CM8s and excellent speaker. Looking forward to buying the CM10s.

Best speakers for the money. These pack a punch for how small they are!

It sounded good in the store, have not had it delivered and setup yet.

I was fortunate to purchase these speakers during closeout/floor model reduction, and got an incredible deal. I purchased a pair of CM8, CM1, and CMC. These are beautifully constructed, and truly an impressive speaker set to be sure. There is no doubt, the upper sound stage is amazing, with true clarity and crispness that should be heard to be appreciated. That said, as beautiful as the construction and finish is, they do lack any sort of "distinction" or identity. They just look "normal" and blockish. The higher end models mitigate this with the tweeter on top, but this model is just left feeling "incomplete". Further, the yellow accent on the driver is very distracting. I think it would be fine for a listening room, but for a home theater, if you prefer to show off and appreciate the quality of the components, you may find yourself overly sensitive to your peripheral vision constantly catching views of the yellow. Aside from aesthetics, though, there is also the issue of depth of sound. These just don't match up to what I would have expected, and feel "hollow" on the low-mid to bass. You can almost excuse this when considering the crisp and accurate upper range, but for the money and the brand, I expected more (even at this much reduced cost I paid). Now, if you have a small little space, maybe these would suit you better. But, if you have a large listening area, and especially if using in a home theater, I would either look at the larger CM10 or look at other offerings. There are so many great options in this price point, don't settle on the brand name alone.

B&W delivers again with this amazing speaker tower!

These speakers are perfect. The size is exactly what you need for a normal size room, sound is simply amazing, the mid-range and highs are the best I have ever heard. Worth every dollar.

What fantastic speakers these are! i have them in our reading room, which is 18'x20'. I have them mated to the CM Centre 2 S2 center, and an SVS SB-2000 sub. Powered by a Marantz SR5010. Makes a great 3.1 secondary HT system with a Samsung 51" Plasma panel. I primarily use the CM8 S2's for 2.1 channel audio listening. And I am one of those who have never put the speaker grills on...not sure I even know where they are! no exposed screws on the drivers makes for a simply beautiful naked speaker-who could possibly cover them up?! I am using the bass port baffles to roll off the low end into the subwoofer. about 1 foot from the back wall. the sound signature is just wonderful. not an in your face speaker but not too relaxed either. the high end is the main event....the dome tweeter is just incredible....cymbals during jazz numbers or the soft sounds of a stringed instrument float on air. I do agree with some professional reviewers regarding the need for a high quality sub for really good low end sound. the two 5.5" drivers do a fine job, but to my ears they don't reach quite low enough. I got them in the incredible rosewood color. Simply beautiful. The price of admission is steep, But B/W quality in both sound and looks has always demanded a higher price and I don't mind paying it.

Bought these speakers and they are defective. Emailed B&W. Blew me off. They have a phone number but don't answer. Buyer beware. I bought Martin Logans and am very happy