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If you have the money and are particular about sound—even the sound coming from your Mac—you owe it to yourself to audition the MM-1.

We found a lot to like about the B&W MM-1 multimedia speakers, but their $500 price tag gives us pause.

Hardly an overpriced design piece, the Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 is a fantastic pair of high-end PC speakers worth saving up for.

The depth of sound excels across genres and mediums, which makes these a welcome addition to any home office. While these units are much slimmer than M-Audio’s AV 40s, the sound couldn’t quite reach their level. And the $300 price difference makes it hard to favor look over function.

Design and construction are first-class, a stylish wrapper over the most supremely musical desktop PC speakers we’ve heard to date. Speakers this small have absolutely no right to sound so damn good.

If you’ve got the cash and want to quickly and easy improve the audio performance of your computer with something that looks sensational, then you won’t be disappointed with the performance that the Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 offer.

For enthusiasts on the go who listen to music via portable or computer-based sources ... the MM-1s may be the ideal lifestyle speaker. For the rest of us just looking to bring some of that Bowers & Wilkins magic to our home office, office or desktop - look no further than the MM-1s.

We’d like to tell you that the MM-1 is comparably priced ... but 500 clams puts it at the opposite end of the spectrum. If you’re as passionate about audio quality as you are about the rest of the components in your rig, on the other hand, that’s not such a high price to pay.

There was never any doubt in our minds that the Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 speakers would be something special and, lo and behold, they are. They look stunning and sound even better - truly, PC audio has never had it so good.

Dispersion is stunning, the sound being highly consistent almost anywhere roughly in front of the speakers and the imaging is excellent.

The MM-1s are as clean in their design as in their sound. If you appreciate musicality and detail over sheer volume in your music and find yourself spending hours and hours at a computer, then you should hear the MM-1s. B&W have designed near perfect speakers to please an audience of one – you.