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B&W CM 5

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.

The quality of CM Series drive units has made it possible to use minimalist crossovers throughout the whole range. The resulting gentle transition between drivers avoids the unnaturally rapid changes in dispersion that bedevil more complex designs, while the high quality components, carefully chosen after exhaustive listening tests, ensure that as little as possible gets between you and the sound of the original recording.

All CM Series speakers come with aluminium driver trims. Grilles attach magnetically, so there are no unsightly grille-mounting features to spoil the clean lines of the speaker’s façade. For the finish, you can choose either one of two real-wood veneers in Rosenut or Wengé, or a highly polished gloss black.

Woven Kevlar
Yes
Crossover Tuning
Yes
Nautilus Tapering Tube
Yes
Flowport
Yes
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 60º arc
Vertical:
over 10º 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 3.7Ω)
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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