B&W CDM7 NT Floorstanding Speakers
B&W CDM7 NT Floorstanding Speakers
[Jul 05, 2001]
Sanjay
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
accurate sound, enough bass for jazz and classical music, excellent imaging, clear treble and midrange
Weakness:
Can be bright on the treble side, but depends a lot on recording Well all I can say is that I will never regret buying this pair of speakers. First of all for all those living in the northeast, I would like to recommend cameraclub of Hanover, an authorized dealer of B&W speakers especially Alonzo who gave me a good discount on the cdm7nt and nautilus HTM2 center channel. It is not even a month since I bought these speakers, and I enjoy every minute that I listen to music. I auditioned the CDM7NT, 9NT and the 804N. I found that the worst of the lot was the cdm9nt. I think that there is something wrong with the design. Is it the 3 way crossover, the problem. I am sure most amps wont get much out of it. I heard them all on a rotel amp and figured the bass was muffled or loose in comparison to the 7nt and the 804N.Even the change of midrange to lower frequency was better on the 7nt and 804. I settled for the 7nt because the 804N needs a good stereo amp and I have a Denon avr 3801 which is fine compromise for movies and music. The two go well in stereo mode. However the AVR3801 is not as good as my old denon stereo amp.I guess denon compromised quality for all the features. But for the money, the two are well worth it. The only drawback is that sometimes the treble can be bright and it depends on the recording. For ex. when you listen to BOB James/ Earl Klugh - Cool, the treble seems to be a little bright and can cause listening fatigue similar to horns of the klipsch. But then it is one of the few recordings that I found this to happen. Similar Products Used: jmlabs,klipsh, N804 |
[Jun 28, 2001]
Ian
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
dynamics, soundstage, Speed
Weakness:
Give the CDM7 NT's 4-5 months to improve I have recently changed from DM 220's which have served me faithfully for 13 years. This pretty little pair provides all the speed and soundstage one could ask for. |
[Jul 19, 2001]
Peter Duminy
Audiophile
Strength:
Superb Imaging. Astonishing clarity. Excellent super fast bass with excellent detail and slam. Transparent highs and Mids. Superb woodworking craftsmanship.
Weakness:
After 4 months, still trying to find one. This is a follow up retest from April on here as these speakers have had the 3 month burn in required. I can say these wonderful speakers sound even smoother with even deeper bass as the suspensions on the drivers have freed up. Similar Products Used: NAD C390 and C290 amps. Harmon Kardon, Marantz. |
[Oct 04, 2001]
Helge
Audiophile
Strength:
natural, transparent and dynamic sound, very good imaging and thus very realistic speakers (for the price)
Weakness:
Bass could have a little bit more weight I feel sorry for those recent reviewers having been more or less disappointed with these speakers. Maybe their musical taste does not compliment these speakers since my experiences with the b&w 7nt have been of an entirely different nature: For the given price range I think these speakers are absolutely fabulous! Similar Products Used: Several in the price range |
[Nov 19, 2001]
clay
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Extremely natural, clear, and detailed midrange. Crisp highs. Wonderfull imaging and decent soundstage
Weakness:
A bit slim and shallow in the lower frequencies, but detailed and tight. I think just about everything has been said already about these speakers. The highs may be unforgiving to some peoples tastes, but this is very dependent on the rest of the equipment in your system and room conditioning. I have a bright room (hardwoods with an area rug that covers about 1/5 of the room) and a bright amplifier (bryston B-60), yet I still don't think that the highs are too bright/harsh. The detailed, metallic sound of the high frequencies is what I crave. My last set of speakers (Mirage) had a composit titatium tweeter with a piece of cloth over it to allow for a lower crossover, also allowing lower bass extension. The highs were therefore rolled off and much less detailed. My roomate had a pair of B&W speakers (602's) and I always envied their detail and clarity compaired to my Mirage's. Similar Products Used: Formerly used Mirage speakers |
[Dec 23, 2001]
Jerry
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
If given the right amplification Highs, Mids, Bass
Weakness:
If you do not have good upstream products can be very bright and lack mid bass, bass punch I now love my speakers !!! I have had these just over a year and have hesitated to write a review because they never really sounded the way I was hoping they would.........until yesterday. When I purchased these I bought a Denon AVR4800 to drive them and on home theater I was quite satisfied, but in 2 channel it just did not do it for me, I listen about 70% music 30 % HT. So in the last year I have been through 3 cd players, a couple of sets of interconnects a couple of sets of speaker wires, changed speaker positions countless times ect,ect,ect..........Yesterday I purchased a Similar Products Used: Paridigm, Def Tech, Monitor Audio, NHT, |
[Dec 30, 2001]
Aaron Schmidt
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
General quality of build and sound, imaging, design, the kevlar cone is damn cool.
Weakness:
Sensitive to room and placement. While it is clear that they lack a bit of bass, chances are you have a sub to rectify this situation. When listening to music I set both the crossover and volume on my B&W ASW1000 extremely low to just give the 7NTs a bit of support. Not only does this help with low frequencies, it seems to improve their overall sound. Similar Products Used: I auditioned various speakers at the same price point. |
[Jan 21, 2002]
Sander v.d Pol
Audio Enthusiast
I own the CDM 7 NT for 1,5 year now and I am still satisfied with this incredible speaker. |
[Oct 24, 2001]
Paul Green
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
clear and accurate midrange and uppermid
Weakness:
a little placement sensitive and the highs are a bit bright I spent a good 8 months researching and,in short, have made the right purchase. For this price range you cannot buy a cleaner sounding speaker. Some complain that the mid range is too bright (each to there own) but with this brightness comes detail that some may not hear or they're just used to over-equalized music. If you are looking to experience the detail present in quality recordings regardless of genre and are not looking for speakers that rock (aka thump) you'll be very satisfied with these speakers. Although the bass isn't full range its more than adequate for natural sound and surprisingly tight. Very realistic sound. Similar Products Used: Mission 780, Paradigm Ref Studio 100 |
[Oct 03, 2001]
Robert
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
clarity, imaging, detail.
Weakness:
shallow, weak bottom end. mids are too forward. highs are a bit much Put a 600 dollar price tag on this speaker and the above weaknesses would be justified. At that price, I would be thinking "you get what you pay for." I expect more out of a 2000 dollar speaker. |