CM9 If it's hard to put the sound of the CM9 into words, that's just as well. This top-of-the-range floorstanding speaker will fill even the largest domestic spaces with music so richly detailed, and so startlingly lifelike, that it will leave you speechless. The three-way CM9 delivers truly commanding bass with the aid of twin 165mm paper/Kevlar® cone drive units. An FST® driver, with its characteristic compression surround supporting the outer edge of the distinctive Kevlar® cone, is specially developed for outstanding midrange performance. The CM9's Nautilus tube-loaded aluminium dome tweeter keeps high frequencies crisp and sharp all the way up to 50kHz and beyond
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar | ☑ |
| Crossover Tuning | ☑ |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube | ☑ |
| Flowport | ☑ |
| Mushrooms | ☐ |
| FST | ☑ |
| Tweeter on Top | ☐ |
| Matrix | ☐ |
| Rohacell | ☐ |
| Diamond Tweeters | ☐ |
| Sphere / Tube Enclosure | ☐ |
| De-coupling | ☐ |
| Nautilus | ☐ |
| Technical features | Nautilus tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar® brand fibre cone FST midrange Flowport |
| Description | 3-way vented-box system |
| Drive units |
1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø150mm (6 in) woven Kevlar® cone FST midrange 2x ø165mm (6.5 in) paper/Kevlar® cone bass |
| Frequency range | -6dB at 30Hz and 50kHz |
| Frequency response | 56Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis |
| Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response |
| Horizontal: | over 60° arc |
| Vertical: | over 10° arc |
| Sensitivity | 89dB spl (2.83V, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 90Hz - 22kHz <0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω) |
| Crossover frequencies | 350Hz, 4kHz |
| Recommended amplifier power | 30W - 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max. recommended cable impedance | 0.1Ω |
| Dimensions | |
| Height: | 990mm (39 in) (cabinet only) 1025mm (40.4 in) (including plinth but not feet) |
| Width: | 200mm (7.9 in) (cabinet only) 320mm (12.6 in) (including plinth) |
| Depth: | 300mm (11.8 in) (cabinet only) 321mm (12.6 in) (including grille and terminals but not plinth) 370mm (14.6 in) (including plinth) |
| Net weight | 26.6kg (58.5 lb) |
| Finishes | |
| Cabinet - Real Wood Veneers | Grille |
| Wengé | Black |
| Rosenut | Black |
| Painted Finish | |
| Gloss Black | Black |
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CM8 The CM8 is an elegantly proportioned, slimmed down version of the award-winning CM9. A true three-way loudspeaker that will appeal to discerning customers who demand the very best sound quality, but have limited space in which to achieve it.
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar |
✔ |
| Crossover Tuning |
✔ |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube |
✔ |
| Flowport |
✔ |
| FST |
✔ |
| Technical Features |
Nautilus™ tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter
Kevlar® brand fibre cone FST midrange
Flowport™ |
| Description |
3-way vented-box system |
| Drive units |
1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar® cone FST midrange
2x ø130mm (5 in) paper/Kevlar® cone bass |
| Frequency range |
-6dB at 43Hz and 50kHz |
| Frequency response |
69Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis |
| Dispersion |
Within 2dB of reference response |
| Horizontal |
over 60° arc |
| Vertical |
over 10° arc |
| Sensitivity |
88dB spl (2.83V, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion |
2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
<1% 100Hz - 22kHz
<0.5% 300Hz - 20kHz |
| Nominal impedance |
8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω) |
| Crossover frequencies |
350Hz, 4kHz |
| Crossover Filters |
Bass unit 3rd-order low pass
Midrange 2nd-order high-pass, 1st-order low-pass
Tweeter 1st-order high-pass |
| Recommended amplifier power |
30W - 150W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max. recommended cable impedance |
0.1Ω |
| Height: |
960mm (37.8 in) not including feet |
| Width: |
165mm (6.5 in) cabinet only, 252mm (9.9 in) over plinth |
| Depth: |
277mm (10.9 in) cabinet, grille and terminals only, 298mm (11.7 in) over plinth |
| Net weight |
19.5kg (43 lb) |
| Cabinet Real wood veneers |
Wengé
Rosenut |
| Painted finish |
Gloss black
Satin white |
| Grille |
Black
Grey (White only) |
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CM5 On a bookshelf or a speaker stand, the CM5 will give you a wonderfully big, expansive sound even if you don't have the floorspace to match. It's a slightly larger speaker than its sibling the CM1, with even higher sensitivity and power handling, and better bass extension. It partners a sizable 165mm Kevlar® cone bass/midrange driver with a Nautilus tube-loaded aluminium dome tweeter, capable of keeping high frequencies crisp and sharp all the way up to 50kHz and beyond.
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar | ☑ |
| Crossover Tuning | ☑ |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube | ☑ |
| Flowport | ☑ |
| Mushrooms | ☐ |
| FST | ☐ |
| Tweeter on Top | ☐ |
| Matrix | ☐ |
| Rohacell | ☐ |
| Diamond Tweeters | ☐ |
| Sphere / Tube Enclosure | ☐ |
| De-coupling | ☐ |
| Nautilus | ☐ |
| Technical features | Nautilus tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass/midrange Flowport |
| Description | 2-way vented-box system |
| Drive units |
1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø165mm (6.5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass/midrange |
| Frequency range | -6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz |
| Frequency response | 52Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis |
| Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response |
| Horizontal: | over 60° arc |
| Vertical: | over 10° arc |
| Sensitivity | 88dB spl (2.83V, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 100Hz - 22kHz <0.5% 150Hz - 20kHz |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω) |
| Crossover frequencies | 4kHz |
| Recommended amplifier power | 30W - 120W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max. recommended cable impedance | 0.1Ω |
| Dimensions | |
| Height: | 340mm (13.4 in) (not including feet) |
| Width: | 200mm (7.9 in) |
| Depth: | 301mm (11.9 in) (including grille and terminals) |
| Net weight | 8.9kg (19.6 lb) |
| Finishes | |
| Cabinet - Real Wood Veneers | Grille |
| Wengé | Black |
| Rosenut | Black |
| Painted Finish | |
| Gloss Black | Black |
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CM1 The CM1 may be ideal for smaller spaces, but don't let the size of this bookshelf speaker fool you. Thanks to the quality of its construction, it's capable of producing a sound that's a match for its bigger brothers. The partnership of a 130mm Kevlar® cone bass/midrange driver with a Nautilus tube-loaded aluminium dome tweeter helps the speaker handle musical detail with ease across the full frequency spectrum. Despite the size of the speaker, the CM1's bass is always deep and under control thanks to the CM Series' magnet and voice coil system technology, which keeps distortion to a minimum.
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar | ☑ |
| Crossover Tuning | ☑ |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube | ☑ |
| Flowport | ☑ |
| Mushrooms | ☐ |
| FST | ☐ |
| Tweeter on Top | ☐ |
| Matrix | ☐ |
| Rohacell | ☐ |
| Diamond Tweeters | ☐ |
| Sphere / Tube Enclosure | ☐ |
| De-coupling | ☐ |
| Nautilus | ☐ |
| Technical features | Nautilus tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass/midrange Flowport |
| Description | 2-way vented-box system |
| Drive units |
1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass/midrange |
| Frequency range | -6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz |
| Frequency response | 55Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis |
| Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response |
| Horizontal: | over 60° arc |
| Vertical: | over 10° arc |
| Sensitivity | 84dB spl (2.83V, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 110Hz - 22kHz |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω (minimum 5.1Ω) |
| Crossover frequencies | 4kHz |
| Recommended amplifier power | 30W - 100W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max. recommended cable impedance | 0.1Ω |
| Dimensions | |
| Height: | 280mm (11 in) (not including feet) |
| Width: | 165mm (6.5 in) |
| Depth: | 276mm (10.9 in) (including grille and terminals) |
| Net weight | 6.7kg (14.7 lb) |
| Finishes | |
| Cabinet - Real Wood Veneers | Grille |
| Wengé | Black |
| Rosenut | Black |
| Painted Finish | |
| White | Grey |
| Gloss Black | Black |
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CM Centre 2 If you want to get the most from your movies, the CM Centre 2 is an ideal match for a pair of floorstanding CM9s or CM7s in larger home theatre set-ups. The three-way centre channel speaker features a similar driver line-up to the CM9, including two 165mm paper/Kevlar® cone bass drive units and a Nautilus tube-loaded aluminium dome tweeter. In order to keep cabinet height to a minimum, the speaker uses a slightly smaller 100mm Kevlar® FST midrange driver.
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar | ☑ |
| Crossover Tuning | ☑ |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube | ☑ |
| Flowport | ☑ |
| Mushrooms | ☐ |
| FST | ☑ |
| Tweeter on Top | ☐ |
| Matrix | ☐ |
| Rohacell | ☐ |
| Diamond Tweeters | ☐ |
| Sphere / Tube Enclosure | ☐ |
| De-coupling | ☐ |
| Nautilus | ☐ |
| Technical features | Nautilus tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass/midrange Flowport |
| Description | 3-way vented-box system |
| Drive units |
1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø100mm (4 in) woven Kevlar® cone FST midrange 2x ø165mm (6.5 in) paper/Kevlar® cone bass |
| Frequency range | -6dB at 40Hz and 50kHz |
| Frequency response | 55Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis |
| Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response |
| Horizontal: | over 60° arc |
| Vertical: | over 10° arc |
| Sensitivity | 89dB spl (2.83V, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 90Hz - 22kHz <0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω (minimum 5.1Ω) |
| Crossover frequencies | 350Hz, 4kHz |
| Recommended amplifier power | 30W - 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max. recommended cable impedance | 0.1Ω |
| Dimensions | |
| Height: | 218mm (8.6 in) |
| Width: | 590mm (23.2 in) |
| Depth: | 280mm (11 in) (cabinet only) 301mm (11.9 in) (including grille and terminals) |
| Net weight | 18.7kg (41.1 lb) |
| Finishes | |
| Cabinet - Real Wood Veneers | Grille |
| Wengé | Black |
| Rosenut | Black |
| Painted Finish | |
| Gloss Black | Black |
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CM Centre Sleek, compact and more than equipped for the detail and nuances that movie sound demands, the CM Centre is the perfect centre channel speaker for a small to medium-sized home theatre system featuring CM Series speakers. The two-way speaker features two 130mm Kevlar® cone drivers handling the midrange and the bass, while a Nautilus tube-loaded aluminium dome tweeter keeps high frequencies crisp and sharp all the way up to 50kHz and beyond.
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar | ☑ |
| Crossover Tuning | ☑ |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube | ☑ |
| Flowport | ☑ |
| Mushrooms | ☐ |
| FST | ☐ |
| Tweeter on Top | ☐ |
| Matrix | ☐ |
| Rohacell | ☐ |
| Diamond Tweeters | ☐ |
| Sphere / Tube Enclosure | ☐ |
| De-coupling | ☐ |
| Nautilus | ☐ |
| Technical features | Nautilus tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass/midrange Flowport Magnetic shielding |
| Description | 2-way vented-box system |
| Drive units |
1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass / midrange |
| Frequency range | -6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz |
| Frequency response | 55Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis |
| Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response |
| Horizontal: | over 20° arc |
| Vertical: | over 60° arc |
| Sensitivity | 85dB spl (2.83V, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 100Hz - 22kHz |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω (minimum 4.3Ω) |
| Crossover frequencies | 4kHz |
| Recommended amplifier power | 30W - 120W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max. recommended cable impedance | 0.1Ω |
| Dimensions | |
| Height: | 166.5mm (6.6 in) |
| Width: | 480mm (18.9 in) |
| Depth: | 275mm (10.8 in) including grille and terminals |
| Net weight | 11.5kg (25.5 lb) |
| Finishes | |
| Cabinet - Real Wood Veneers | Grille |
| Wengé | Black |
| Rosenut | Black |
| Painted Finish | |
| Gloss Black | Black |
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ASW 10CM This versatile subwoofer compliments the rest of the CM range with the powerful, deep bass that has come to be expected from B&W's range of subwoofers. Wrapped in an exquisitely veneered cabinet, the 10 inch voice coil paper/Kevlar® driver is driven and controlled by the mega efficient 500W audiophile standard Class D amplifier and switch mode power supply, delivering immense power when the signal demands.
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar | ☐ |
| Crossover Tuning | ☐ |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube | ☐ |
| Flowport | ☐ |
| Mushrooms | ☑ |
| FST | ☐ |
| Tweeter on Top | ☐ |
| Matrix | ☐ |
| Rohacell | ☐ |
| Diamond Tweeters | ☐ |
| Sphere / Tube Enclosure | ☐ |
| De-coupling | ☐ |
| Nautilus | ☐ |
| Technical features | 500W class 'D' power amplifier Switch mode power supply |
| Description | Active closed-box subwoofer system |
| Drive units |
1x f250mm (10 in) paper / Kevlar® cone long-throw |
| Frequency range | -6dB at 18Hz and 40/140Hz adjustable (EQ at A) |
| Frequency response | ±3dB 25Hz - 40/140Hz adjustable (EQ at A) |
| Amplifier | |
| Power output: | 500W |
| Rated power consumption: | 94W |
| Input impedance: | 33kΩ |
| Signal / noise: | <80dB |
| Functions: | Input Level (line in) Input Level (speaker in) Low-pass filter frequency Low-pass filter bypass (line in only) Bass extension Bass roll-off alignment Auto sense on/standby Phase switch |
| Inputs: | Line In (RCA Phono) Speaker Level In (Binding post) |
| Low-pass filter | Active 4th-order, variable cut-off frequency |
| Dimensions | |
| Height: | 325mm (12.8 in) |
| Width: | 325mm (12.8 in) |
| Depth: | 362mm (14.3 in) |
| Net weight | 15.5kg (34.4 lb) |
| Finishes | |
| Cabinet | Gloss Black |
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ASW 12CM The ASW 12CM adds a new dimension to the well-respected CM Series. This new subwoofer adds extra flexibility for customer looking for a complete CM home theatre system, and have a larger than average room. The 12-inch dual voice coil paper/Kevlar® driver is driven and controlled by the mega efficient 500W audiophile standard Class D amplifier. The ASW 12CM is a powerful yet refined subwoofer, capable of adding bass depth to hi-fi and home theatre systems comprising CM Series speakers.
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar | ☐ |
| Crossover Tuning | ☐ |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube | ☐ |
| Flowport | ☐ |
| Mushrooms | ☑ |
| FST | ☐ |
| Tweeter on Top | ☐ |
| Matrix | ☐ |
| Rohacell | ☐ |
| Diamond Tweeters | ☐ |
| Sphere / Tube Enclosure | ☐ |
| De-coupling | ☐ |
| Nautilus | ☐ |
| Technical features | 500W class 'D' power amplifier Switch mode power supply |
| Description | Active closed-box subwoofer system |
| Drive units |
300mm (12) paper/Kevlar® cone long-throw driver 76mm (3 in) dia voice coil - dual suspension diecast chassis |
| Frequency range | -6dB at 18Hz and 40/140Hz adjustable (EQ at A) |
| Frequency response | ±3dB 25Hz - 40/140Hz adjustable (EQ at A) |
| Amplifier | |
| Power output: | 500W |
| Rated power consumption: | 94W |
| Input impedance: | 33kΩ |
| Signal / noise: | <80dB |
| Functions: | Input Level (line in) Input Level (speaker in) Low-pass filter frequency Low-pass filter bypass (line in only) Bass extension Bass roll-off alignment Auto sense on/standby Phase switch |
| Inputs: | Line In (RCA Phono) Speaker Level In (Binding post) |
| Low-pass filter | Active 4th-order, variable cut-off frequency |
| Dimensions | |
| Height: | 395mm (15.5 in) not including feet |
| Width: | 395mm (15.5 in) |
| Depth: | 432mm (17.0 in) |
| Net weight | 24.5kg (54 lb) |
| Finishes | |
| Cabinet | Gloss Black |
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