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BandW DM 601 in very good condition with marks as shown. S/ns : 222441/2.
At £100, this sits comfortably below the £105 25th percentile and well under the £172 median for recent GBP comparables, so it reads as a strong buy rather than a merely fair one. For a well-known Bowers & Wilkins standmount, that’s a sensible entry point if the cabinets and drive units are genuinely excellent, with enough room left in the budget for proper stands or fresh isolation.
DM601s are respected for clean, lively midrange and easy placement, and they can still sound very engaging in a smaller room or nearfield setup. At this price, the main job is just to confirm the tweeters and woofers are original and working cleanly, the surrounds are healthy, and the pair is matched; if that checks out, this is the kind of used listing enthusiasts should move on quickly.
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Bowers & Wilkins, the esteemed British hi-fi brand, traces its origins to 1966 in Worthing, West Sussex, when John Bowers founded the company with a £10,000 bequest from a satisfied customer, Miss Knight, who admired his hobby-crafted loudspeakers. Previously, Bowers and Roy Wilkins had run an electronics rental shop after meeting in the British Army during World War II. This fortuitous legacy fueled Bowers' obsession with acoustic perfection, launching the P1 as their inaugural product and establishing a foundation of relentless innovation in speaker design.
The brand excels in premium loudspeakers across categories like floorstanders, bookshelves, and studio monitors, with iconic lines such as the 600 Series for accessible excellence and the legendary 801, adopted as Abbey Road Studios' reference in 1979. They also produce high-end headphones like the P5 and Zeppelin, formation audio systems, and select electronics, prioritizing driver technology, cabinetry, and precise engineering over amplifiers, turntables, or cables.
Positioned firmly in the high-end market, Bowers & Wilkins commands reverence among discerning audiophiles and professionals for its clarity, musical truth, and uncompromised fidelity. A staple in both consumer and studio environments, it embodies British precision engineering, blending heritage with cutting-edge research to sustain its status as a benchmark for premium audio excellence.
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