Customers say
Customers praise these outdoor speakers for their amazing sound quality, with one mentioning they cover their entire space, and appreciate their solid construction and incredible clarity. They find them very good looking, with one customer noting the beautiful mounting design, and consider them well worth the money. Installation experiences are mixed, with several customers finding the process rough.
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A quick rundown of this product’s key features:
HIGH-PERFORMANCE WEATHERPROOF LOUDSPEAKER – Perfect for patios, gardens and poolsides, the ultra-durable B&W AM-1 Architectural Monitor is designed to brave the elements and deliver rich, high-quality audio in an incredibly resilient and versatile chassis
STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY – Featuring (1) 1″ Nautilus tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter, (1) 5″ glassfibre cone bass/midrange, and Auxiliary Bass Radiator (ABR), the speaker ensures optimum sound dispersion when the speaker is mounted high on the wall
EASY TO INSTALL – It comes with a cast aluminium wall bracket with an ingenious one-plug mounting system. Designed to be mounted in landscape or portrait, the AM-1 can rotate through 110 degrees from center in both directions, ensuring maximum flexibility
WIDE RANGE OF INDOOR APPLICATIONS – Featuring premium sound quality, discreet styling, and durable construction combined with minimum wall projection, the speaker is equally appropriate for indoor venues such as bars, restaurants and other communal areas
PREMIUM BUILD QUALITY – The AM-1 is built with rust-proof aluminium grille with a rigid cabinet made of glass-filled plastics to resist extreme dust, moisture and UV exposure. Each speaker must pass a range of rigorous weather tests to ensure durability
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: RandyK
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Huge Improvement
Review: Wow! Just WOW! These replaced 20+ year old Bose 151s. The Bose were more or less “state-of-the-art” for outdoor speakers back in their day but I had grown unhappy with the bass response and the sometimes tinny highs. They served us well on our patio for years so I’m really not complaining or trashing them. Now the B&W AM-1s are up and running and a world of difference. My wife who is typically ambivalent about sound notices the difference in a positive way. I installed them myself in the same location as where the Bose had been so wiring still worked as did two of the mounting holes. The B&Ws require four screws so had to drill two more for each speaker which in concrete stucco is no easy chore but a new hammer drill and concrete screws made short work of that. Did notice before I bought these that one “professional installer” complained the speakers sagged. Well all I can say is he did something wrong. I could hang a pretty good sized side of beef on the mounts and can’t see how they would ever sag. The B&Ws join the B&Ws in my ATMOS theater and I’m totally sold on their line. Pure quality.UPDATE: After rereading the negative critical review concerning potential sagging of the speaker I see that the writer was referring to the TORX bolt that actually connects the speaker to the bracket. Thier contention is that with heavy use the TORX bolt will loosen causing the speaker to sag on the mounting arm. I doubled checked mine and they are as tight as I can get them and show no evidence of loosening. No sure of what “heavy use” is but we listen to a wide variety of music at moderate levels so speaker case vibration seems minimal if at all.
Reviewer: pfdusa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great sound highs and lows.
Review: Good sound, impressed!
Reviewer: Bruce
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loving them so far. Install was a little rough, but not the speaker mounts engineering.
Review: Ordered some speakers to replace the 20+ year old AudioSource speakers that were there when we got the house. Was tired of their weak tinny sound. Pool part coming up and speakers not here…..found these speakers on Amazon plus onsale for $250 off. Sold! Cancelled my delayed order and glad I did.Install was a pain……had a ton of trouble finding studs through the stucco around the door frame. Had to move them out which is probably a blessing. Wire run was garbage, but I had a pool party on Saturday so no time to make it look pretty. I’ve never drilled into the outside of a stucco home…. originally had 2″ drywall screws. Nope. Not long enough. Tried 3″ and it barely reached the studs. Had to get 4″ for a nice firm fit. Stud finder was not accurate as well so right side was right on. Left side I had to angle them to get a firm grip.Sound…..I heard instruments, stereo effects, and even voices I never heard before in songs. The opening of Pain it back from the Rolling Stones…..WOW. Never heard it like that before. I am not a true audiophile, but I do have a decerning enough hearing to now good speakers when I heard them.Ignore the stucco…. its dirty as well and we just patched the 20 test drills trying to find a stud LOL. Next step is cleaning the area where the old speakers were at.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Worth it
Review: I did a ton of research reading reviews both from audio publications to customer reviews. All spoke highly of these. It was between these and the Definitive 6500’s. The Definitive’s had quite a few reviews of speaker failure in a short amount of time so that pushed my decision even more to the B&W’s.The house I purchased already had outdoor speakers mounted but they were 20 year old Speakercraft’s which sounded ok but kind of flat in my opinion. I wanted something with more lower end bass to fill in. These do have more bass & overall I’m happy with the purchase but they do not have the same punch as if you had an actual subwoofer nearby. I used to take my JBL bluetooth Extreme speaker outside and it has a nice punch to it way more than the Speakercrafts so was wanting to avoid having to take out a portable speaker when I already have wired ones so these seem to come a lot closer.Mounting these I had some concerns as the mounting bracket is fairly small and when screwing into the wall did not want to hit the speaker wire and also did not want to cut too much length off the existing speaker wire in case in the future I replaced these with something else, the AM-1’s do not need a lot of wire from the wall. Fortunately, I was able to cut some wire and force the excess under the cover in the mounting bracket.No doubt these are pricey but they are worth it, have nice clean and deep sound. They look nice and sleek with the propriety mounting system. I hope they last 20 years like the Speakercrafts did.
Reviewer: Jose Avecillas
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Dumbest speaker design ever
Review: I’ve installed hundreds of speakers. The mount, mounting hardware, screw hole locations, wiring, and terminals are the most absurd of any outdoor speaker. The mounts make it hard to center the speaker sideways. The terminals create a ton of breaks in continuity and eventually additional unnecessary points of failures. The screw holes so close to the stupid wiring plate make putting a screw through a speaker wire highly likely. The engineers behind this need to stop doing drugs.
Reviewer: Jeremy M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: WILL REQUIRE UPDATE – Improve Your Space
Review: Can’t speak completely to longevity or complete waterproofing, but so far, so good. I looked at Bose, Sonos, Kicker, etc., and landed on the Bowers and Wilkins.Let me give you the TL:DR on reviews… These are not a comparable speaker to the aforementioned brands. They cost more, because they’re worth more, and B&W is playing a different game. I ordered a set of used from Amazon, which ended up missing quite a few pieces. I had a chat with support and provided them with the part numbers and prices from Encompass, and they refunded me the difference. I hooked them up to a simple two-channel 85W 8Ohm amp and have fallen in love again with my garage and deck.They look stunning and unique, have an excellent sound profile, wide range, great directional output, and were definitely worth the money.As for the longevity and weatherproofing, I will update after they’ve been through a few more Iowa seasons.
Reviewer: Roger Swierstra
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Pros:Excellent sound quality as you’d expect from B&W and punches surprisingly well above its weight with bass response. Not over the top bass like some other outdoor speakers but the the low frequency response is very much there when it’s supposed to be.Cons:Not the most efficient speaker – you need some wattage (100w+) to properly drive them. Also they don’t come cheap BUT well worth the money if you have the right amplifier.Overall I’m very pleased with the AM-1s, they are a significant upgrade from my old Paradigms.
Reviewer: Jonas Eklundh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: These are amazing! I bought them because my old exterior speakers broke, and they sound amazing and fill our outdoor area with amazing sound! Very pleased!
Reviewer: pieters
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excellent son et basses mais à très haut volume fini par saturer.Et on entend un poc, poc car les basses ne suivent plusEn utilisation volume normal à Fort c’est parfait
Reviewer: SERGIO ALFREDO BARRON GUERRERO
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: relacion costo calidad muy buena
Reviewer: Anthony
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I was a little skeptical if these speakers would have enough bass for me. I’ve got four speakers located in each corner of the backyard and all I can say is “wow”. They sound great. I’m powering them with two crown xli 1500 which may be a little overkill but they do the job well. Well worth the money. You will not be disappointed.
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