Bowers & Wilkins HTM82 D4 Centre Channel Speaker

Description

HTM81 D4

For theatre systems based on the more compact 803 D4 or 804 D4, the HTM82 D4 centre-channel speaker is the perfect solution. Its more compact midrange drive unit is ideally sized to match those of its siblings.

Instead of a conventional loudspeaker box, these cabinets are made from a continuous curved section of wood, with the drive units mounted at the heart of the curvature. This stiffer, more inert structure resists mechanical resonances far better and also ensures better dispersion of sound.

Introduced as a huge evolutionary change in 2015, the Continuum cone midrange drive has swiftly become a fundamental element in every Bowers & Wilkins loudspeaker. With exceptionally low noise, it ensures outstanding resolution without colouration or masking of detail.

HTM82 D4 has a dedicated midrange cone using three key Bowers & Wilkins technologies: the Continuum cone, Biomimetic Suspension and midrange decoupling, the latter ensuring minimal interference from the operation of the loudspeaker’s bass drivers. The result is outstanding clarity.

Features

• 3-way vented-box system.
• Diamond tweeter.
• Solid body Tweeter-on-Top.
• Continuum™ cone FST.
• Anti-Resonance plug.
• Biomimetic Suspension.
• Matrix™.
• Aerofoil™ cone bass units.
• Flowport.

Specifications

• Drive Units:
• 1 x 25 mm (1-in) Diamond dome high-frequency
• 1 x 130 mm (5-in) Continuum cone FST midrange
• 2 x 165 mm (6.5-in) Aerofoil cone bass units
• Frequency Range: 33 Hz – 35 kHz
• Frequency Response: 45 Hz – 28 kHz (+/-3 dB from reference axis)
• Sensitivity: 89 dB (on axis at 2.83 V rms at 1 m)
• Harmonic Distortion: 2nd + 3rd harmonics (90 dB, 1 m on axis), <1 % 100 Hz – 20 kHz, <0.3 % 100 Hz – 20 kHz
• Nominal impedance: 8 Ω (minimum 3.0 Ω)
• Recommended amplifier power: 50 W – 200 W into 8 Ω on unclipped programme
• Max recommended cable impedance: 0.1 Ω
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 289 x 715 x 369 mm
• Net Weight: 25.15 kg

Finishes

• Gloss Black, with Black Grilles.
• White, with Grey Grilles.

Included

• HTM82 D4 Loudspeaker
• Grilles (x3 Per-Speaker)
• Documentation

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More Information

• HTM82 D4 Centre Speaker, by Bowers & Wilkins

Additional information

Brand

Bowers & Wilkins

Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is now a very large company, with distribution chains and customers all over the world. However it began in 1966 with John Bowers hand-assembling speaker systems for local clients in Worthing, West Sussex, in the back of the electrical store that he ran with his friend Roy Wilkins.

Five decades later the company is a global leader in sound, and in 2016 Bowers & Wilkins were incredibly proud to celebrate their 50th anniversary – and even more proud that the ethos, passion and drive of its founder is still a vital element in its continuing success.