CES 2009: B&W boosts its XT range

Bowers & Wilkins, the chaps behind the mighty Zeppelin, have used CES 2009 to roll out three new models in its XT speaker range.

A new floorstanding model, the XT8 joins the line-up, which is now overhauled along with the standmount XT2 and a dedicated XTC centre speaker.

All three models should hit the shops in April, and as well as the black finish of the outgoing models, the new XTs will also be available in a natural aluminium finish.

Obviously none of this top–end hi–fi excess comes cheap, with the XT8 ringing out at a mighty £2,300 a pair. If you’re not feeling so flush, then the XT2s might do the job at £799, or perhaps the XTC at £599.

For more full–on hi–fi geekery from CES, make sure you head over and see our pals at Whathifi.com right now!

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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