B&W exposed tweeter on top design....

Just curious...anyone know when B&W started this design?...did they invent it as well...they are often associatted with it...

phasecorrect07-15-2004 12:02am

ohlala Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 993 posts 07-16-2004 at 12:53am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the first B&W model to sport the outboard tweeter was the Silver Signature, of the early nineties vintage.
pragmatist Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 336 posts 07-16-2004 at 12:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Phasecorrect: The biro l-1 has an on top tweeter. More at http://www.avahifi.com
elb Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 97 posts 07-16-2004 at 08:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have the B$W DM7 Mark 2 speakers that were made in 1979 and cost $1,500 then new. They have the exposed tweeter on top and the yellow kevlar midrange. They still sound great!
sean Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,229 posts 07-16-2004 at 07:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I don't know if B&W were the first to do this, but it has been a consistent design attribute on some of their models since the late 1970's. The 801's had this and they were available in at least 1978, maybe earlier. I can't recall. Sean >
russschaeffer Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 34 posts 07-16-2004 at 10:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Didn't Klipsh horn put the tweeter exposed on top of the Klipsh Horn, 1940's? Thanx Russ