Price Paid:  $2000.00 from Stuut & Bruin

Summary:
Having used the CDM7 for three years i have to report that i made a big mistake then. These speakers suffer from major design flaws. I have tried to get them right for three years by tweaking, positioning, cables, amplification, everything. But what allways remained was flubby and boomy bass that was far from tight or controlled and a basic uneveness in the midband which lacked smoothness and coherence. Don't buy without seriously auditioning other speakers.

Strengths:
Tweeter is very much OK. OK in a movie set. Looks.

Weaknesses:
Midband smoothness. Bass-control. Overall balance. Price.

Similar Products Used:
B&W Nautilus 805, Monitor Audio New Silver 6.

Price Paid:  $800.00 from friend

Summary:
It was not easy for me to choose loudspeakers. First I bought all the rest: a "Rega Planet" CD player, a "Dissanayake" tube preamplifier and a dualmono "NET MK100b" final amplifier. Some friends gave me the possibility of test their loudspeakers with my devices and the experience was amazing! Each model, starting from low cost untill (almost) the top gave great surprises, everyone gave its own interpretation of the same CD. Finally I choice the CDM 7 because they give me the impression to be a very very good compromise between price and performance. They describe with accuracy every detail of jazz band instruments, they renstitute the massive impression of the classic synfonic orchestras and, finally, they run fast upon the '60 and '70 rock band. For me (I'm not addicted only to few kind of music) these loudspeakers work greatly, and are able to fill without problem my 55 sqm living room. I like very much their HF and the strength of LF (tested also with Prodigi's "The fat of the land"!!!!!) Try to believe (and buy!!)

Strengths:
Definition and unsuspected presence effect. Run good at hi volume too Best compromise price/quality

Price Paid:  $600.00 from Overture, Banbury, U

Summary:
Just bought these speakers, used, from a dealership with a 6 month warranty for 400 quid. My first set of B&W speakers, and boy what a difference they make compared to my old Eltax standmounts. They sound great, amazing high frequency detail probably thanks for the Nautilus tweeter design, great mids. My only reservation is that whilst this speaker goes low down in the frequency range, some bass can sound a bit incoherent, perhaps this is just my small listening room, but comparing it to my car audio, it certainly hasn't got as much punch. Overall a great speaker, attractive design and well put together. System: Nakamichi AV-10, now have the B&W CC6 centre, Gale Mini Monitor 2 rears, Panasonic RV-31 DVD source.

Strengths:
Great top end, and mids. Good design, well put together, look great in my room - overall an excellent speaker

Weaknesses:
Perhaps lacks punch at low frequencies. No doubt compensated with use of a sub-woofer.

Similar Products Used:
Friend's B&W DM601's

Summary:
Felt, I had to add my piece to reviewing the CDM7 ( NOT THE SE VERSION ) Had these now for more than a year and use different fornt ends reading the musik.

Important to note is that I also have the CDM1SE and are not happy with the upgraded version. Still nice speakers, to do modifications on and play with.

I believe that the CDM7's are such good speakers because the designers has build a product to appeal to the audio enthusiast and not the movie enthusiast, therefore first order cross over networks with quality components.

The CDM7SE, was designed more for the movie enthusiast, with sharp highs, and high level of fatigue with extended musik listening

Hang on to your CDM7's.

Strengths:
Outstanding sound reproduction

Weaknesses:
None

Similar Products Used:
None

Summary:
I auditioned many speakers before finally settling on the CDM7's. Frankly, I have not seen any other speakers in this price range which had all of the strengths of the CDM7's. They are extremely quick, which makes them wonderful for jazz. They also have a rich, 3-D sound stage, fabulous detail and imaging, and good, realistic bass response. I've never been more satisfied with a pair of speakers than I am with these.

Strengths:
Quickness, detial, sound field

Weaknesses:
Bass