B&W HTM61

The HTM61 is the larger of the two centre speakers in the 600 Series, and is tailor-made to partner either of the two floorstanding main speakers (the 683 or 684) in a commanding home theatre system.

It’s an impressive piece of equipment in itself: a full, three-way speaker comprising a 165mm diameter Kevlar® bass/midrange, a 150mm diameter Kevlar® midrange with FST cone surround technology, and a Nautilus™ tube-loaded tweeter. It doesn’t have to be laid horizontal beneath the screen, as is the custom with centre speakers. If space is lacking, stand it upright. Either way, the HTM61 is cut out for centre stage.

Woven Kevlar	Yes
Crossover Tuning	Yes
Nautilus Tapering Tube	Yes
Flowport	Yes
Mushrooms
FST	Yes
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
	Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass
	Flowport™
	Magnetic shielding
Description	3-way vented-box system
Drive units	1 x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
	1 x ø150mm (6 in) woven Kevlar® cone FST™ midrange
	1 x ø165mm (6.5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass
Frequency range	-6dB at 42Hz and 50kHz
Frequency response	49Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis
Dispersion	Within 2dB of reference response
	Horizontal: over 20º arc
	Vertical: over 60º arc
Sensitivity	90dB 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
Crossover Filters	1st Order – tweeter
	2nd Order – midrange low pass
	2nd Order – midrange high pass
	3rd Order – bass
Recommended amplifier power	30W - 150W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Max. recommended cable impedance	0.1Ω
Dimensions	Height: 198mm ( 7.8 in)
	Width: 545mm ( 21.5 in)
	Depth: 339mm ( 13.4 in)
Net weight	15.4kg (34 lb)
Finishes	Black Ash Vinyl
	Light Oak Vinyl
	Red Cherry Vinyl
	Wengé Vinyl