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B&W design quality observation. Any downside

I just took the baffle off a pair of B&W Concept 90 CM1's from 1991. I wanted to tighten the woofer drivers to the baffle. I was surprised to find the spider for the woofer was cast in 1 piece with the front baffle! Certainly no tightening required.(It confirmed the B&W ethic of good quality to me. The rubberized/elastic seal between baffle and speaker was also in perfect condition. I was left to tighten the tweeters to the baffle and the baffle to the body-which made a very noticeable improvement to the clarity, dynamics and smoothness of the sound
I am impressed by this design; it seems sensible when technically feasible as it absolutely eliminates any chance of loosening from the baffle-which is the bane of ALL speakers where the drive units are affixed to the baffle.
I wonder why some of these so called "ultra high end speakers (Magico, Yg Acoustics) don't use this type of design.
Is there a downside I am not considering?
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wc65mustang
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Open mouth and insert foot (again) does the Bo-meister.
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bo1972
2,789 posts
 
Many things in audio are a lot more simple and predictable when you compare all the time.
wc65mustang
524 posts
 
And some people are predictably simple all the time.
audioquest4life
772 posts
 
I have great sound staging and holographic (3D) effect with my 800's. In my experience, almost any speaker can present a great soundstage with the right setup and equipment. In fact, many people who listen to my system comment how much it sounds like surround sound with equally impressive wide separation. I guess I have been lucky that I am not on the speaker roller coaster ride.

Ciao,
Audioquest4life
donjr
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You'll all laugh but my favorite speakers were B&W DM602's. I paid $600 for them new in 1997 and they were just amazing for me. I bought CM7's that I thought sucked the head after that but those 602's were some rock and roll speakers. I was tipped off by a friend who worked at a high end store about them.

I now have a different taste in music and I will not refer to it as more mature, although it might be. Who cares. It's not Important. I'll always consider those B&W's some amazing favorites.
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