B&W FCM8 DATASHEET

F C M 8

THX Home Cinema Monitor

Product Summary

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Front speakers provide localised sound imaging for the action on the screen. The dispersion
of the FCM8 speakers is tightly specified to be broad in the horizontal plane. This gives a
good blend between the speakers and a well defined image to listeners seated alongside
each other. Since the speakers are Acoustically Voice Matched, the dispersion ensures that
sound which pans across the screen does not change character or 'timbre'.

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Each Front Cinema Monitor has a vertical phased array of three tweeters, carefully
positioned to achieve the required controlled directivity in the vertical plane. In this tweeter,
developed from the unit used in the industry-acclaimed B&W Matrix 801, the ceramic
coated alloy diaphragm is attached to a new low-hysteresis suspension to further improve
its dynamic capability.

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.

Matrix™: The basic construction of nearly all loudspeakers is exactly the same ­panels of wood-based materials, bonded to form a rectangular box. B&W
studied and evaluated how each aspect of cabinet behaviour and the efficiency
of various materials and construction methods affects sound.

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
Power handling

Front Cinema Monitor
2 x 160mm Kevlar® dia bass/mid
3 x 25mm metal dome high-frequency
80Hz - 22kHz ± 3dB on reference axis
90dB spl (2.83V 1m)
6 ohms (minimum 4 ohms)
50W - 200W into 4 ohms on unclipped
programme

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.

D i m e n s i o n s

F i n i s h e s

Height: 600mm
Width: 258mm
Depth: 225mm
Cabinet: Black Ash
Grille: Black Cloth

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