Rolex seems to be a good sponsor of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race, but their race tracker – being built with Flash – is not available on the iPhone or iPad. I reckon with their target demo, there goes half their audience.
And yes, I checked for an app too. Nothing showing. Given Adobe have announced an end to Flash, you’d think Rolex might want to have a few well chosen words with their web people. I read recently that web searches are up 700% on tablets, and that was pre-Christmas. Talk about a missed opportunity….
Filed under: Media, Music | Tags: B&W, hi-fi, hifi, music, speakers, stereo
B&W’s Diamond tweeter range of speakers are amazing, likewise the new PM1 – pictured above (which was really, really impressive when I auditioned it). I was heading down the B&W way for an overdue speaker upgrade, and was really pleased with what I had learnt and heard about this brand – and the in-store audition was fantastic. But then a final question about the nautilus style tweeter on the top – “I understand the grill cap on the tweeter is held on by small magnets, so it’s readily removed – but can you fix it in place if you wish?”
The salesman rolled his eyes. Long story short, no you can’t, and he confirmed the tweeter is a “kid magnet” with the ones in-store frequently being grabbed by children coming in with their parents. They are readily damaged and as a result, after a recent product refresh, the store contacted B&W to order replacement tweeters to repair their demo stock – but there was a three month delay as stores all over the world were doing the same.
Sadly, this is a knock-out for me. Your circumstances may vary of course, but its something to consider for sure. A shame the grill can’t somehow be locked on as an option, as these speakers are great value, the technology is impressive, and they sound absolutely beautiful.
