Bowers & Wilkins CDM2 SE User Manual

CDM 2SE

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Stand-mount/Bookshelf loudspeaker system

Product Summary

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The CDM 2SE is ideal for the smaller room, as it offers superb sound from a compact
enclosure.

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An integral part of the CDM 2SE is the use of rounded baffle edges, which reduce the
effect known as diffraction. In normal cabinet construction, sound waves from the drive units
radiate toward both the listener and the cabinet edges. If the sound waves meet sharp
edges, they re-radiate towards the listener and, due to time delay, interfere with and blur
the sound coming directly from the drive unit. Rounding the edges reduces this time
smearing, giving you the listener a clearer sound and better defined stereo image.

Technical highlights

Kevlar®: B&W developed and patented the method of using Kevlar® for
loudspeaker cones to reduce unwanted standing waves. DuPont originally
created Kevlar® for use in bulletproof vests.

D e s c r i p t i o n
Drive units

F requency re s p o n s e

S e n s i t i v i t y
Nominal impedance

2-way vented-box system
1 x 25mm alloy dome high-frequency
1 x 165mm woven Kevlar® cone
bass/midrange
65Hz – 20kHz ± 3dB on reference
axis
87dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
8Ω (min 4.5Ω)

Power handling

D i m e n s i o n s

F i n i s h e s

30W - 120W into 8 ohm on unclipped
programme
Height: 316mm Width: 220mm
Depth: 242mm
Cabinet: Real wood veneers, Red Ash,
Black Ash
Grilles: Black cloth

B&W Loudspeakers Ltd reserves the right to amend details of the specifications without notice in line with technical developments. E & OE. All trademarks acknowledged.

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