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CM Series

Beautiful sound With the new CM Series, beauty is
so much more than skin deep. Of course, with their
clean lines, high-quality finishes and lack of superfluous
detail, these are some of the most elegant speakers
we’ve ever built. But look beneath the surface, and you’ll
find technologies that set new standards for acoustic
performance in the home, revealing unprecedented
levels of musical detail and nuance for speakers of
this class. You won’t believe how beautiful your music
can sound.

The professionals’ choice

In leading recording studios, music that
will soon be heard everywhere is heard first
through Bowers & Wilkins speakers. Our
800 Series is used by world-famous studios
such as Abbey Road in London and Skywalker
Sound in California.

Pure and simple Less is more. That’s been our approach
to speaker design from the very beginning. We’ve taken
it to new levels with the CM Series. Each speaker is
constructed using only a few high quality components,
carefully selected after exhaustive listening tests. By
leaving out anything unnecessary, we’ve made sure
that nothing gets between you and the sound the artist
intended you to hear.

High-quality crossover

For the high-quality crossovers in the
CM Series, we’ve used superior Mundorf
capacitors across the whole range. When
you have components of this quality,
there’s simply no need for anything else.

Design and craftsmanship As with a musical
instrument, the sound of a speaker depends partly on
the quality of its materials, and the care that went into
its design and construction. The CM Series’ cabinets
are made using high-quality materials such as real
wood veneers, while concealed screw fixings preserve
a clean, uncluttered façade. These design features
aren’t just for show: solid cabinet construction and
unbroken surfaces all contribute to a sound that’s free
of resonance and reflection.

Tweeter protection

The new CM Series’ Decoupled Double Dome
tweeters are truly worthy of protection, which is
why we have voiced every model in the range
to work with an acoustic grille. This not only
provides a first rate sonic performance, it also
protects the tweeter from pokes, knocks, and
any other unwanted attention.

The CM Series

From Hi-Fi stereo to home theatre, and from the
largest reception rooms to the smallest home
offices – whatever your listening requirements,
you’ll be sure to find CM Series speakers to suit.
With three standmounters, three floorstanders,
two centre speakers and a subwoofer in the
range, it’s the most comprehensive collection
we’ve yet produced.

CM10 S2 The CM Series’ flagship floorstanding speaker
is capable of filling even the largest rooms with stunningly
detailed, realistic sound. That’s down to a drive unit
configuration featuring three 165mm bass drivers, a
decoupled FST™ midrange and studio-grade acoustic
technology in the form of a tweeter-on-top design.

Tweeter-on-top

CM10 S2’s tweeter is positioned on top of the
speaker and separated from the main body of
the cabinet: an audiophile feature also seen in
our flagship 800 Series Diamond.

CM9 S2 CM9 S2 delivers a supremely well-integrated
sound, and is capable of filling the largest of listening
rooms with a coherent, insightful performance. It
is a speaker with wonderful power, presence and
naturalness, thanks to its two large bass units, FST
midrange and Decoupled Double Dome tweeter. It is
also just as much at home as the front speakers in a
breathtaking home theatre system.