B&W CM9 Floorstanding Speakers – Walnut

The CM9 received numerous awards for sonic excellence, build quality and overall performance. This pair are in the Walnut finish, and in good working condition noting several blemishes most notably to the rear of one plinth, as shown in photographs. They will be professionally packaged, shipped on a pallet and as ever will have our three month warranty.
Bowers & Wilkins Say….
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 FSTR 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.
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 facade.
Specifications:
Technical Features: Nautilus™ tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar ® brand fibre cone FST midrange Flowport™
Description: 3-way vented-box system
Drive Units: 1 x 25 mm aluminium dome high-frequency; 1 x 150 mm woven Kevlar® cone FST midrange; 2 x 165 mm paper/Kevlar® cone bass
Frequency Range: -6 dB at 30 Hz and 50 kHz
Frequency Response: 56 Hz – 22 kHz ±3 dB on reference axis
Dispersion: Within 2 dB of reference response; Horizontal: over 60º arc; Vertical: over 10º arc
Sensitivity: 89 dB spl (2.83 V, 1 m)
Harmonic Distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90 dB, 1 m); <1% 90 Hz – 22 kHz; <0.5% 120 Hz – 20 kHz
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ω (minimum 3.0 Ω)
Crossover Frequency: 350 Hz, 4 kHz
Recommended Amplifier Power: 30 W – 200 W into 8V on unclipped programme
Max. Recommended Cable Impedance: 0.1 V
Dimensions: 990 (H) x 200 (W) x 300 (D) mm without plinth – 1025 (H) x 320 (W) x 370 (D) mm with plinth
Weight: 26.6 kg

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