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[@Producelikeapro]

Let us know below which manufacturers in Music Production product you'd like to see a tour off. ➡Yes, this is a re-upload and would LOVE to give a shoutout to the plugins that made it possible against the noise of factory facility - Arturia 76 compressor, iZotope RX spectral denoise, iZotope RX Declip, iZotope RX De esser and a little bit of stock EQ.

[@matiaserp]

KEF!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@matiaserp Thanks ever so much!

[@TheWorldTeacher]

@@Producelikeapro RØDE 🎤

[@Producelikeapro]

@@TheWorldTeacher marvellous!

[@tom_k_d]

Genelec, Neumann

[@iggychan007]

Been a fan of B&W since the early 90's, and still the proud owner of an old pair of DM1800's. This video was a pure pleasure to watch.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@TheMirolab]

As an owner of 30 year old Matrix 801's, it's amazing how far they've come, and that they still sell so many $30k loudspeakers!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@markrogers6370]

hi warren! I use to work for b&w back in the late 80s in the marketing department. The boss at the time had basically done a deal where the 801s were given to Abbey road! Im now a producer/engineer with the band Break the fable... ...thanks to your channel👍

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing! Abbey Road still use B&W to this day!

[@MikeBaldock-oy1pt]

Thanks for this amazing factory tour Warren. Andy has (quite rightly) so much enthusiasm for the speakers and the production process which was quite infectious. A great watch from beginning to end.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

[@leefchapman]

Glad to see this back up! This was a great tour and now with great audio! Thanks

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Lee! You Rock!

[@hoisin75]

Gosh you and your team are fulfilling the remit of BBC4 now. Love it. More factory visits - instruments, amps, desks, effects…superb

[@Producelikeapro]

Aw schucks! Thanks ever so much

[@markjohnathanappleton8642]

Another super interesting and enjoyable video keep up the great work

[@user-jt6xh2ln9z]

The host looks bored out of his mind and isn’t really engaging with the lovley chap from B&W

[@hoisin75]

@@user-jt6xh2ln9z that host is the legend Warren Huart - one of the most curious and inquistitive musical minds around - always seems engaged to me

[@RC32Smiths01]

Always appreciate these guys. Just pure and honest work that showcases how the things we use come to fruition. Insightful on a huge level for sure

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro Cheers!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@RC32Smiths01 cheers!

[@treborretlaw]

so dedicated to their work. admirable!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@treborretlaw very much so!

[@markham56]

Dude is intense! I was particularly interested since I own a pair of 802 D2’s. Fascinating and impressive technology.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@matiaserp]

Much better audio, thanks!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks! The render on KZbin killed it as well! Took multiple uploads for it to sound good!

[@spitfiremusic3997]

There's a reason why every studio in Abbey Road has Bowers and Wilkins speakers! Great speakers

[@Producelikeapro]

Exactly!

[@gpapa31]

Yes, but why only Abbey Road (and only Studio 1, 2)? Why they are not first choice for most studios across the globe ? Instead I see YAMAHA, GENELEC, FOCAL, ADAM etc a lot.

[@user-nf3uf8wh6u]

wow! that was really impressive. I love to see good old British engineering put to good use. I am wowed by your skills and manufacturing capabilities. It's easy to see why they cost so much.

[@byrong1561]

What a fantastic tour! Andy is a real asset to the company and his knowledge and passion for the products he describes is clearly evident. The price point makes these speakers unattainable for the vast majority of people, but those who are fortunate enough to afford them will have a piece of technological art that will no doubt be enjoyed for generations. Well done all around.

[@mjim7775]

Many thanks for filming and posting the best B&W factory tour I have ever seen on the net, very much appreciated - awesome stuff! I bought a pair of 804D4s which I'm delighted with, and great to see manufacturing process in so much detail. I politely wrote to B&W to request inclusion on a tour and never heard back, maybe because I'm not in the industry nor a KZbinr. Great speakers, and love that they're manufactured in the UK and still with so much skilled craftsmen input.

[@Luke-ot6mk]

Wow! How many technologies involved! Fantastic!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Luke

[@billluan4607]

I just bought a pair of 706 S3, and the explaination on the Continum cone makes great sense, and I am glad to hear it from this video. The sound from the B&W speakers are just fantastic!

[@magicknight8412]

That guy sounds really like John Motson ! I never thought a speaker factory tour would be so interesting, fascinating stuff.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Really glad you enjoyed it! Sorry I was so jettlagged! Haha

[@Intrinsic.Recording]

I've had B&W's in my place for years. Not their flagship nautilus, but a few pairs of other models. All of their speakers are nice and detailed, going back to the late 70's. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@ChicagoRob2]

I’m still rocking a mint, vintage pair of circa 1995 Matrix 805s. Such a phenomenal speaker for its size.

[@thesongacademy5017]

Great video! Bowers and Wilkins are the main speakers at Abbey Road! First choice for many Mastering Engineers throughout the world

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Absolutely

[@riangarianga]

Thanks for the reupload, I missed the first one! This was a really nice tour, and I quite enjoyed all the technical explanations. It was only at the very end when I understood why Kristian Kohle was the special guest. 😁

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, Kristian was there with us!

[@dbird29]

Thanks for uploading this again I was searching for it

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome

[@w-hisky]

This was a very thorough presentation.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@commontimeproductions]

We missed the first one, but glad we got to see this. This was such an interesting and fascinating factory tour! It was like plap how it's made lol😊

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@DiceloCiro]

I learned so much from this video alone about monitors/loudspeakers that looking for new ones will really be less of a gamble bc now I understand how all of the parts of the speaker work and the QUALITY that goes into them

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing this

[@DiceloCiro]

@@Producelikeapro thank you warren for sharing with us this incredible process! 😀

[@Producelikeapro]

@@DiceloCiroyou’re very welcome

[@paulmcdevitt2038]

Blimey. He would win the gold medal if there was an Olympics for talking. He must be a bundle of fun at parties

[@Producelikeapro]

Andy is talking about something he knows so well. I enjoyed it because it really helped me when walking around! I’ve had many situations where I’m probing trying to get info and Andy’s knowledge was truly wonderful!

[@user-yk1pr2io2x]

@@Producelikeapro No question he knew his stuff and I learned a lot too. But he could take a breath :) He also didn't stop enough to allow for questions until near the end. Would have been interested to hear how much those speakers cost. They were certainly custom-built, almost hand-crafted you could say.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@user-yk1pr2io2x exceptionally well built speakers indeed. I'm glad he spoke spoke eloquently! He covered all of my questions in advance! Frankly makes my job easier

[@adamsteelproducer]

It’s very much Andy’s job- taking people around B&W and explaining why they’re great speakers, very often to people who aren’t pro audio enthusiasts like we are. It’s not his first rodeo! I talked to him off camera and he’s a lot more “normal”, I suppose this is him in Tour Mode!

[@adamsteelproducer]

@@user-yk1pr2io2x this video is quite tightly edited, he did pause plenty of times but he was explaining so well we didn’t have much to ask so those parts got cut. Movie magic!

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Great stuff. Well done with the audio. The lottery speaker........I would have to win the lottery before I could afford to buy them. but maybe an old pair to refurbish. Thanks for the re-up. Cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks! Yes, the render before was not good, glad we were able to repair and get it back up online

[@MrSK168]

Great video, Thanks for sharing!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@RogerBergqvist]

If I understand the construction of the speaker box, it's kind of like a drum shell. Many layers of wood working together. Cool.

[@Producelikeapro]

In some ways that's quite true indeed!

[@mpasistasyalanci]

I was listening to a pair of 802s for almost 4 year ,almost every day, it is an other level of experience compared to anything I've heard till now. I was a student and an assistant in the studio of the public university of music technology and acoustics in Greece and there was a pair of those there. When I was waiting in between studio sessions that other students have booked, I was playing tracks that I love through them, the detail, the soundstage, the transients, the reverbs everything is mind-blowing with that speaker. I am missing that experience and I cant find it on any other speaker I hope I can have for myself, I totally understand why they might be the choice of a mastering studio. For beginners it was a frustration to mix on those and then taking the mix home to budget monitors to find the you were so impressed but the track needs a lot more work, the gap between those and anything that most of us feel familiar is immense

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing your experiences.

[@annode]

Since you have so much experience and acoustical theory knowledge, maybe you can point me to reading material which helps to explain the concepts behind these monitors? I certainly can't make sense of them. Thanks. Oh...hyperlinks don't seem to hold when I post them, so just a name with text, if you have any.

[@mpasistasyalanci]

@@annode Im not a speaker designer or an expert on those, I ve just used them for a significant amount of time and have this personal experience with them. Even if I had some lessons in the uni about room acoustics etc , I ll need more studies to answer your question, I just know what they have in their site and what they talk about in this video. If you find anything particular online let me know also. I also can not make any sense with that price tag for any personal use, unless I win a lottery or ill make rockstar level money and have a hypercar and those in my living room

[@annode]

@@mpasistasyalanci Thank you for your response. I feel the same way about that price tag. It even angers me that they ask for so much and claim so much. Besides their theme about the lack of cabinet resonance and that diamond composite material that doesn't reflect back from the roll cloth edge as not to create wave interference, they don't say much else about their design. They have a blog (so called) at their site which doesn't say anything either even though the blog was meant to explain the design! OK, it's a mystery and I am very surprised to hear their sound is up to par with other mastering quality monitors.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@annode I felt the video demonstrates the speaker design and manufacturer very well. They are expensive, at the least the Top of the range ones are, however they are significantly cheaper than other manufacturers in the high end audio world and they get used a huge amount in Mastering Rooms (Abbey Road has them exclusively in all of their Mastering Rooms for instance), they aren't just vanity speakers, they are actual speakers used by professionals.

[@albiss1164]

That was very interesting, thanks! :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@Grue_ni]

Very interesting video! 👍🏻 B&W makes awesome speakers!

[@stevecoppin6396]

those crossovers look like they come from a destroyer !

[@Producelikeapro]

Bullet proof!

[@germancarluv]

Wow!....Thanks for sharing.

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome!

[@paulocf5144]

This guy is a very good salesman!! Kudos....

[@Producelikeapro]

He knows his stuff! Although I don’t think he’s selling and much as showcasing the manufacturing

[@paulocf5144]

@@Producelikeapro He is selling the product and well with knowledge. I like their stuff and used to have a set of speakers....

[@Producelikeapro]

@@paulocf5144 marvellous! Good to know! Thanks ever so much!

[@honestguy7764]

Wow Javier Milei visited the B&W factory back in the early 00’s!!!!!!

[@litoboy5]

Amazing

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@alrio8102]

Employee in blue shirt: (2:10) "Who the hell is Andy talking to?" "Oh shit...."

[@sarvdogra]

This an absolutely fantastic video... I must commend the channel for making this video.... but... 100% to B&W.., particularly the host..COO perhaps?? The host knows his product, production line and explaining the technology so so well..! Very impressive....!!! As an industrialist and a Physicist, I share and understand the difficulties of a plant walkabout... The host and video team done so well.. Immensely interesting, the coverage, the technology, and manufacturing.. Thank you so much...!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

[@realraven2000]

2:40 i fondly remember my Charlies - they were actually made from cardboard. But had amazing drivers in them.

[@Producelikeapro]

Charlie’s? Interesting

[@realraven2000]

@@Producelikeapro they were designed by some professors of acoustics in the 80s. Cardboard has a low resonance frequency, the woofer was mounted horizontally on a cylinder looking up vertically to minimize toppling and the tweeters were silk… The diamond tweeter section was hilarious 70khz I think my cats would love a pair.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@realraven2000 aha! Thanks for sharing!

[@user-dh2te2cm2d]

like B W a lot , cool too see how they bend the veneer

[@GILLISH]

nice i wanted to ask if you have a video on mastering for dynamics and not for loudness and also a video on ozone advanced 10 mastering?

[@sinewave9208]

aww man, please do a PMC factory tour

[@Producelikeapro]

I’m hoping too!

[@timtube181276]

very impressive that justifies the price these as you replay and Genelec 8341AMM Professional Studio as main monitor with Yamaha NS10 as cross refence

[@joejurneke9576]

Woould love to see a tour through KEF.....

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s a marvellous idea!

[@PooNinja]

B&W nice. I still prefer electro stats but, B&W make some nice loudspeakers

[@Producelikeapro]

They certainly do make wonderful speakers

[@jeromelester8]

Sterling Sound have used B&W in their previous mastering studios.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing!

[@geoffdillon6013]

What an amazing speaker system. Have not heard of these guys and would say because of the price point they are at. Great video and very informative. But….. Warren seemed very disinterested for most of it. Not his normal inquisitive self. Anyway, enjoyed it thoroughly. Thank you.

[@Producelikeapro]

Andy was extremely knowledgeable and I don’t need to ask that many questions! Plus, I was very jettlagged! Haha

[@Justin_the_Analog_IC_architect]

Watching how those things are constucted one might imagine they're horribly expensive. The reality is that while they're not exactly entry level, they are really nowhere near as pricey as they could be.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed, o know other companies building similar high quality speakers that are far more expensive

[@rodross9625]

I prefer ATC or the Graham BBC LS series, I’d be very interested in a couple of videos on them if you can.

[@Producelikeapro]

More to come!!

[@splashesin8]

Wow! :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Audrey

[@Weissman111]

Never forget hearing a pair of Nautilus speakers..

[@Producelikeapro]

Pretty darn spectacular!

[@Weissman111]

@@Producelikeapro Not to mention very heavy and very expensive.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@Weissman111 A LOT cheaper than their competitors in that quality level though

[@gigiboxa]

40:30 i imagine that when buying parts for my diy speakers and see ring radiator ones get to 40k ,when listen i saw why....

[@realraven2000]

interesting. I have been on their mailing list for a while thought they did mainly expensive HiFi speakers.

[@thesongacademy5017]

They are the main speakers at Abbey Road! First choice for many Mastering Engineers throughout the world

[@Producelikeapro]

Exactly! Videos coming out about Abbey Road very soon!

[@Producelikeapro]

As many are saying here, they supply Abbey Road and many Mastering studios around the world!

[@jimbob8973]

When that dude gets home at night he plays recordings of himself talking on his B&W speakers

[@gpapa31]

I am aware that B&W advertises their 800 series as being used by major studios for mastering but apart from Abbey Roads (and only on Studio 1 and 2) and maybe Skywalker (Lucasfilm) studios, I haven’t seen them around, and I have been to many major studios. The major studio monitor brands that I come across are YAMAHA (especially the legendary NS10) GENELEC, ADAM, FOCAL, NEUMAN, ATC, TANNOY etc. I would love to know as to why B&W 800s are not more utilised. As far as HiFi solution goes though, they are insanely good and my main choice for more than 20 years. Awesome video, thanks for doing it.

[@NicolaDiNisio]

Studios need to mix and master music also taking into account the system of the final "customer". The average customer listens in the car, through earphones, cheaper speakers, etc. You need to listen at how your mix sounds like on those lesser systems to make them more enjoyable to a wider public. The people owning high end speakers will tend to buy music mastered on a better system, that will sound good on their setups, but not necessarily in their car, or through their hearphones.

[@MusicAnirban]

Thank you for this wonderful tour! Whose channel did you mention towards the end of this video please?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hmm i don’t remember? Can you give me a clue? Producer? Speaker manufacturer?

[@MusicAnirban]

@@ProducelikeaproSure, the mention is at 1:16:57

[@Producelikeapro]

@@MusicAnirban that's Kristian Kohle's channel, although I don't think he's out his video up yet:- www.youtube.com/@KohleAudioKult

[@MusicAnirban]

@@Producelikeapro Thank you so much.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@MusicAnirbanof course! His channel is amazing

[@migalito1955]

Very interesting. It would be nice to know if this company grew into its methods of manufacturing speakers over time or had a well planned aim for the end product and how to factory assemble it and then went out and had custom machinery built for each stage in the production. I've spent my pre retirement as a mathematician and really have little understanding of how in general production lines come together. I do know that oftem mechanical and industrial engineers are a large part of the initial phases of creating the system used in production. FORD and its airplane plant that built the B-29 among other planes during WW 2 is a great example of what I am curious about and I am actually interested in knowing what one familiar with the process has to offer. Should the gent demonstrating the factory processes see this post I'd be grateful if he could add insight to fill in my general question of how was his production line established.

[@Producelikeapro]

Great question! I cannot answer for them, however my guess it’s developed. That’s because they keep making advances in their product and technology and the machinery used to create that has got better and better.

[@hifijunkie2570]

Not a whole lot of discussion about veneer book matching….oh that’s right, because they don’t book match. well at least not on the 702 signature.

[@sparky6319]

Andy clearly likes his analogies 😅

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I’m happy to hear them!

[@Encrypted_user_]

Just an FYI. The link / URL that was pasted jn your email letter this morning….. doesn’t work. Had to search for it manually. Also noticed a few type-O’s as well.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for letting me know

[@Encrypted_user_]

@@Producelikeapro my pleasure. Any time. I used to do digital media and know that it can be pretty daunting at times, with all the links, SEO’s, and third party auto-responders. Just to name a few. Lol keep up the great work. Love the channel

[@Producelikeapro]

@@Encrypted_user_thanks ever so much! Yes, it just takes checking the links before sending the email, unfortunately that doesn’t always get done!

[@chrisyking]

Marc Daniel Nelson - what are the earbuds he uses...?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hmm i can’t remember haha

[@Producelikeapro]

We just bought the B&W headphones and they are amazing

[@chrisyking]

@@Producelikeapro Which ones? I need better headphones...

[@chrisyking]

@@Producelikeapro I imagine they're good as he wears them in a lot of his videos.

[@chrisyking]

@@Producelikeapro If you see him again, could you ask? Ta!

[@AntiDot70]

Now if I only could grow another pair of kidneys to afford these...

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha there are some very expensive ones and some quite affordable ones too!

[@NicolaDiNisio]

Get on the used market, ex-demo pairs, etc. You can get substantial savings.

[@Buzz135]

Il n'y a pas à dire, il connait son sujet le gars.

[@PintsAndProductivity]

First like and first comment

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@pooyakhalilifar2969]

Great video, the car example was totally wrong tho. Driving a super car slowly will damage the car eventually.

[@Producelikeapro]

I have known many people here in LA for instance who have super cars which they rarely take over 30! Haha

[@pooyakhalilifar2969]

@Producelikeapro super cars are normally in the wrong hands.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@pooyakhalilifar2969a couple of those are racing drivers haha

[@pooyakhalilifar2969]

@Producelikeapro ok then, I would say great video, especially the super car example for diamond dome tweeter. 😉

[@Producelikeapro]

@@pooyakhalilifar2969 haha thanks ever so much!

[@annode]

I tried to reply, but it gets deleted.

[@Producelikeapro]

Did you add a link? KZbin doesn’t let links get posted. Also specific words or phrases are also deleted. Thanks

[@8keivideo877]

I have spotted a woman in the video. I like that!

[@Projacked1]

Awesome tour, but Warren seems a bit uninterested.....maybe tired?

[@Producelikeapro]

I was a little jet lagged to say the least! However, Andy did an amazing job

[@Projacked1]

@@Producelikeapro Got it 🤭Andy couldn't have been more in-depth. I found it really strange to have missed this episode. Been subscribed for quite some years now. Maybe Totem would be a nice 'off track' brand to visit? Audiophile stuff, but their drivers sound so damn good. They recently released their first bookshelf monitor design. Hearing their small floorstanders, was baffling to say the least as a first time experience. Amazing soundstage.

[@scottcarlon6318]

While I have a lot of tools, . . I wont be making these in my garage.

[@andreirlmeier]

Double upload ?

[@Producelikeapro]

Please see the pinned comment from an hour ago above!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, the audio was fixed! The first version the audio was screwed up during rendering

[@willburrito9710]

That’s a lot of wood machining.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed, a lot of everything

[@adamsteelproducer]

Indeed, that’s why they’re really on point with recycling and re-using, and not throwing anything out of possible

[@Producelikeapro]

@@adamsteelproducer absolutely!