What is a B&W 801M?

Thought I would get more specific. Pair of B&W 801's I'm looking at are labeled on the plate on the back 801M. Is this a matrix cabinet or a series 80 non matrix ?

stonedeaf02-01-2009 3:15pm

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barry_e_cohen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 83 posts 02-01-2009 at 03:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I believe those are the earlier Matrix series. Could you give more specifics as to the construction/appearance of the speakers?
barry_e_cohen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 83 posts 02-01-2009 at 06:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Do they look similar to these? http://www.soundsgoodtomehouston.com/bw801/801_pairopen.jpg These are the early matrix cabinets. I'm not a B&W historian by any means, but I had a friend back in my college days (mid '80s) who had a set. The "Matrix" moniker referred to the construction of the cabinets as there was an internal "Matrix" of bracing to reduce cabinet resonance.
barry_e_cohen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 83 posts 02-01-2009 at 07:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete These? http://www.soundscapehifi.com/images/ttc16.jpg
barry_e_cohen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 83 posts 02-01-2009 at 07:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete and these? http://assets.bowers-wilkins.com/med/Libraries/3/Matrix801S2_Archive_l2_w0_h0.pdf

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