Lose Yourself to Aural Reverie with Bowers and Wilkins Speakers

Remember the living room, the dining room, the den, and yes, the home theater? Those rooms all seemed to have a specific purpose. The trend in home design has gotten away from that. No, we’re not saying houses don’t have those rooms anymore. But the trend toward more casual lifestyles has also led to a tendency to more open concept homes, where kitchens may well be the ultimate multi-purpose room, and other rooms pull double or triple duty as well.

In our media-filled world, another trend is to have audio and video entertainment practically everywhere in the home. Your office computer or laptop handily doubles as an entertainment device. Whole home audio setups can put music in every room, and outdoors too. Flat-panel TVs and wireless connections have made it so that you can have one on a wall anywhere – including the kitchen.  So we can have our content anywhere and everywhere, but we may be doing more than listening or watching in all of those places – we may be multitasking; cooking, doing homework, returning email and messages, and connecting to our work remotely.

There was a time when things like watching TV or listening to music, were more focused affairs. And a trend is afoot to return to more concentrated enjoyment of content, especially with music. But our homes with their open design and multipurpose rooms tend to limit that. The answer many are turning to is the listening room.

Just what is a listening room? It can be any room in your home where you can comfortably sit – without distraction – and listen to your favorite music. Scientific studies abound about the benefits of music, but you probably don’t need the science to know how good music can make you feel – especially when you are relaxed and focused on listening.

If you think that a listening room sounds like an idea whose time has come in your Eden Prairie home – and you want to know more, just read on. We’re going to tell you how to transform your music experience with a listening room and great speakers from Bowers and Wilkins (B&W).

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FIRST, THE ROOM

The first decision to make is – which room should be the listening room? Much will depend on where you can escape to a distraction-free space where you are free to listen and focus on the music. The best listening room – much like an exercise room – is the one you will actually use.

Of course, some rooms are better than others for listening and relaxing. If your house has a very open design, the best listening room may not be an open living room/family/kitchen space.  The acoustics in open spaces are not likely the best, and if you have a family, you are sharing that space.  A room with four walls and a door is much better, so you can twist up the volume knob when you want to rock out to your Rolling Stones anthology.  A home office is often an excellent room for that, and sometimes a sitting area or rarely used guest room can be suitable. That room could be the sitting area of your master bedroom, or it could be your office. 

One of the reasons we recommend a Bowers & Wilkins setup is that it allows you to play very loud music very cleanly. While there may be times you will want to enjoy the dulcet tones of Diana Krall or Norah Jones in the listening room, you may also be in the mood for Pink Floyd at reference volumes at 11 PM. For those occasions – assuming you have neighbors and do not live alone – we heartily recommend acoustic treatment for your room. You may already know that acoustic treatment can help tame audio anomalies in home theaters, and it does that in listening rooms too. Plus, it can help absorb the volume from those late-night sessions and keep the peace.

THE RIGHT SPEAKERS

Choosing speakers is mostly a subjective decision for most people. A plethora of high-end speakers exists in the market, with some that cost more than sports cars. One speaker manufacturer stands out for its quality, range of product, and sterling reputation among audiophiles – Bowers and Wilkins. Whether you are an audio enthusiast on a budget or want a no holds barred listening room, B&W has a speaker for you.

The B&W 600 series is the entry point into serious home audio for the brand. It is a full line of speakers encompassing bookshelf, towers, and subwoofers that let you create the perfect two-channel listening system. By the way, no one says you can’t have a multichannel listening room if that’s what you want. Some music buffs still prize their old DVD Audio and SACD recordings, and there are also lossless, high-resolution multichannel downloads available for serious aficionados. B&W 600 series, 700 series, and 800 Series Diamond can function equally well as straight stereo or multichannel systems.

For the ultimate listening experience, the 800 Series Diamond line is musical speaker nirvana. You will need a reasonable size listening room for these beautiful speakers that look as good as they sound. Did you know that recording engineers use the 800 series at the famed Abbey Road studios in England? Bowers and Wilkins is the official speaker of the studio where the Beatles recorded their timeless music. That speaks volumes about the accuracy and quality of B&W audio. 

Are you ready to experience the excellence of B&W speakers in your own Eden Prairie listening space? Reach out to our team today by clicking the button below.

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