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.
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.
Specifications
| Woven Kevlar |
Yes |
| Crossover Tuning |
Yes |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube |
Yes |
| Flowport |
Yes |
| FST |
Yes |
| 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 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 |
56Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis |
| Dispersion |
Within 2dB of reference response |
| Horizontal: |
over 60º arc |
| Vertical: |
over 10º arc |
| Sensitivity |
89dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
<1% 90Hz - 22kHz
<0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz |
| Nominal impedance |
8Ω (minimum 3Ω) |
| Crossover frequencies |
350Hz, 4kHz |
| Recommended amplifier power |
30W - 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max. recommended cable impedance |
0.1Ω |
| 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) |
| Cabinet - Real Wood Veneers |
Grille |
| WENGUSé |
Black |
| Rosenut |
Black |
| Gloss Black |
Black |
