Top 25 Speakers

The 25 ultimate audiophile speakers of all time

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The editors of AudiophileReview.com recently sat down for a classic debate over what are truly the best, ultimate level loudspeakers of all-time. We are very proud to take the number 2…

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Filming the making of an 800 Series Diamond speaker at Bowers & Wilkins factory in Worthing.

Behind the scenes of the 800 Diamond series speaker film

Speakers

Last Christmas we set out to film the extraordinary and time-consuming process of creating an 800 Series Diamond speaker. It took three long days of shooting to make sure every…

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Apparatjik offer exclusive 24-bit studio quality version of their album

Music

“the recording of the new apparatjik album started in norway in a big wooden hall surrounded by snow and quite possibly bears.” Apparatjik are making a stunning 24-bit studio-quality version…

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Film: The making of an 800 Series Diamond speaker

Speakers

This is the first time the extraordinary and time-consuming process of creating an 800 Series Diamond speaker has been captured on film in its entirety. From the formation of the…

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Shelby Lynne

Album review: Shelby Lynne – Revelation Road (Everso)

Music

Shelby Lynne is a multi-faceted artist taking her craft even further on her recent release – Revelation Road Playing every instrument and singing all of the parts on her third…

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Plasticity at the BFI using Bowers & Wilkins CCM682 in-wall speakers

Lovely film of Plasticity installation at British Film Institute

Sound Lab

In November, our speakers were integral to an interactive audio-visual installation, ‘Plasticity’ for the 2011 onedotzero ‘Adventures in Motion’ festival at the BFI Southbank, London. Here the sound artists describe…

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Charlie Winston. Photograph: Andrew Gura

Exclusive Charlie Winston album on Society of Sound

Music

Two years after the runaway European success of his previous album, Hobo, Charlie Winston’s hugely anticipated follow-up, Running Still, has been released. Society of Sound has an exclusive version with…

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Bowers & Wilkins in The Kingdom magazine

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Arnold Palmer’s luxury golfing magazine, The Kingdom, included a feature on John Bowers’ quest for true sound in their 2011 Summer issue: “John Bowers was totally obsessed with perfecting loudspeakers;…

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Award-winning production company Folded Wing’s Top 10.

Speakers

Folded Wing are an award-winning production company responsible for Jamie Cullum’s Radio 2 show, Red Bull Music Academy’s radio station and the Fabric official podcast to mention just a few…

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Marvin Gaye -- Lets Get It On

Listen and you’ll see: Play Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On this Sunday

Music

Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On Tamla Motown (Vinyl) By Paul Rigby Let’s get it on is this month’s Classic Album Sunday featured album and will be played at…

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Charlie Winston. Credit: Andrew Gura

Charlie Winston producer interviewed about new album

Music

Society of Sound members will be able to download an exclusive version of Charlie Winston’s new album, Running Still, next week. In this short film, producer Tony Berg (Peter Gabriel,…

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Bowers & Wilkins CT800 system powers luxury South Korean cinema

Speakers

An exclusive new cinema has opened in South Korea featuring a high-end Bowers & Wilkins and Classe system. As the images here attest, it’s a stunning looking installation, but after…

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The best Christmas song ever? You decide.

The best Christmas song ever? You decide.

Music

Possibly our toughest debate yet, we asked two sound experts – and passionate music fans – to choose the ultimate Christmas song. We have our own thoughts on the matter,…

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Bowers & Wilkins at Grand Central Station Apple store

Bowers & Wilkins at the new Apple store, Grand Central Station, NY.

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Apple opened its 23,000 sq ft flagship store at Grand Central Station, Friday 9th December. The store stocks our Zeppelin Air ipod speakers, MM-1 computer speakers as well as C5…

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Bowers & Wilkins pop-up shop opens

Watch the Air your tunes pop-up shop video

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The Bowers & Wilkins Air your tunes pop-up shop opened for one week in London to promote the benefit of Zeppelin Air and AirPlay. Watch our video of the happening,…

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The Wilderness of Manitoba debut and Bruckner’s 4th on Society of Sound

Music

The most interesting sound on When You Left The Fire, the achingly lush, understated debut from Canadian chamber-folk ensemble The Wilderness of Manitoba, doesn’t come from an instrument at all…

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Listen to the Light app album

The making of the site-specific album, Listen to the Light

Music

Central Park (Listen to the Light) is a new album from Bluebrain – a site-specific work of music that responds to the listener’s location within the stretch of green of…

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Album Review: The Black Keys – El Camino (Nonesuch)

Music

The Black Keys might be the only recession-proof thing Akron, Ohio has produced in recent decades. Even as the former rubber capitol—at one point in its history home to four…

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Album Review: Belew’s First Two (Island)

Music

Few things strike terror in the hearts of audiophiles more than greatest hits compilations or dual CD collections. Adding the words “digitally remastered” usually means trouble at best and maximum…

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Bowers & Wilkins Airplay pop up shop

Bella Union air their tunes with AirPlay

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Our Zeppelin Air pop-up shop is open for business until 5th December. Tonight, Bella Union will be airing their tunes with a playlist created for the event. Come along and…

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Setting up for Domino Records evening at our pop-up shop

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Our Zeppelin Air pop-up shop is open from 29th November  – 5th December. Tonight Domino Records will be airing their tunes with a playlist created exclusively for the event. Real…

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