Video of SAM in action !!

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Cone breakup is a resonance and happens at any power level at the appropriate frequencies, usually on large cones used a bit too high in frequency. The limit of bass power on such a small unit will normally be cone travel.

Yes, quite right.

This looks crazy...
I have heard two very different things from B&W regarding SAM. In a hifi magazine they said that the chief engineer of B&W was not at all happy about Devialet using their speakers like this and from Devialet I have heard that B&Ws people went to Paris and listened to SAM and was very impressed and they will send down all their models to be mapped and possibly that they even wanted to buy the SAM technology from Devialet. I wonder which view is correct...

I talked about this to my local dealer, who stocks Devialet and sells as many high-end B&Ws as anyone in the UK. He said B&W were close to Devialet and were involved in the development of SAM.

Matt