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At €550, this sits a bit above the middle of the current used CM1 market, which in recent listings spans roughly €150 to €712 with plenty of examples around €330-€499; that makes the asking price fair-to-slightly-strong, not a bargain-basement deal. It’s still within normal territory for a clean pair, but I’d want the cosmetic condition and driver health to justify it.
The CM1 is well-liked because it delivers a refined, lively small-speaker sound with strong imaging and a polished build, so a tidy pair can be a very satisfying buy for nearfield or smaller-room listening. If the cabinets are clean, the tweeters are intact, and the original grilles/accessories are included, this looks like a solid enthusiast purchase rather than a risky one.
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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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