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February 7, 2013 - 11:03pm
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are my old AR 1 loudspeakers out of date and should I change to B&W CM 9 ?
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First of all , don't listen to salesman , they will tell you whatever they think will help make the sale , everything you own is junk and everything there selling is the best there is on the market . Don't hold that against them , if they don't sell they don't eat .
With that aside you will probably enjoy the CM9's .
agreed - they are biased, thanks for the feedback!
Get some AR 1's used for your satellites?
It's a hunch but right next to each other with a good amp and cables, the AR 1's are probably actually better. I'm not a big fan of kevlar coned drivers. In order of natural tone, my experience has been paper (old AR 1), doped paper, stiff plastic (most modern British designs and I believe later AR 1's), aluminum, everything else, and after everything else, Kevlar.
Also, the larger coil/magnet gap of newer speakers is tougher to drive and lends itself to less detail and natural tone.
Or for a real treat, really piss off the salesman and have a listen to pre-Kevlar B&W's. B&W USED TO MAKE REAL HONEST TO GOODNESS "MONITORS".
Good luck in your search.