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The Bowers and Wilkins VM1 Speaker was engineered as a versatile solution for home theatre and stereo applications where clarity and placement flexibility are essential. Its compact, refined enclosure allows it to perform equally well as a centre channel, front speaker or surround, making it an ideal building block for a coherent multi‑channel system.
This pre‑owned unit is in good condition and finished in white. It presents well overall and performs as intended. Please note that no original packaging is included.
Visit our Lane Cove showroom to experience the articulate, well‑defined sound of the B&W VM1.
Why Choose the Bowers and Wilkins VM1 Speaker?
The VM1 is well suited to home theatre owners seeking a detailed and adaptable speaker solution.
• Excellent Centre Channel Choice: Clear dialogue and focused midrange performance.
• Placement Flexibility: Works in vertical or horizontal orientation.
• Easy System Integration: High sensitivity and standard impedance suit a wide range of AV receivers.
• Clean, Controlled Sound: Designed for accuracy without harshness.
• Strong Pre‑Owned Value: Quality Bowers & Wilkins engineering at an accessible price.
Magnetic shielding and a well‑balanced voicing make the VM1 particularly effective for dialogue reproduction, ensuring speech remains clear and intelligible during movies and television viewing.
Its balanced tonal character also allows it to blend seamlessly with other Bowers & Wilkins speakers.
Audition the Bowers and Wilkins VM1 Speaker at our Lane Cove showroom and see how effortlessly it integrates into a home entertainment system.
Technical Specifications
• Description: 2‑way vented‑box loudspeaker, 1 unit only.
• Frequency Range (‑6 dB): 65 Hz – 22 kHz
• Power Handling: 100 W into 8 Ω
• Sensitivity: 91 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
• Impedance: 8 Ω nominal (3.0 Ω minimum)
• Dimensions (H×W×D): 522 × 124 × 93 mm
• Weight: 2.7 kg
• Condition: Good; white finish, no original packaging
Learn more about the Bowers and Wilkins VM1 here.
Explore our pre‑owned hi‑fi collection here, or contact our team to arrange an audition.
Len Wallis Audio Excellence Promise
Since 1978, Len Wallis Audio has been a trusted destination for high‑quality hi‑fi and home theatre solutions from our Lane Cove showroom in Sydney.
We carefully curate pre‑owned equipment to ensure strong performance, reliability and outstanding value.
Experience the Bowers & Wilkins VM1 with expert guidance and personalised service.
Ready to enhance your home theatre with the Bowers and Wilkins VM1 Speaker?
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Is A$100 a fair ask for a compact center that can actually keep dialogue locked in? For a Bowers & Wilkins VM1 centre, that’s a solid, buyer-friendly price in the used market: not a steal, but comfortably in the fair zone for a niche branded speaker of this type. If it’s clean and working properly, it’s the kind of listing that makes sense to grab rather than haggle hard.
The VM1 is well liked for being small, easy to place, and tonally suited to B&W front stages, so it can be a smart match for a modest home-theater setup. The main upside is convenience: slim footprint, recognizable voicing, and decent resale if you ever move it on. Just make sure the grille, terminals, and driver surrounds are intact, since older compact speakers are often more about condition than cosmetics.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
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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