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This compact stand-mount loudspeaker owes its heritage directly to the more affluent AE 301, delivering an energetic and open sound from a very small reflex loaded enclosure.
The AE 101 has been designed for the flexible room placement. Whether mounted on stands or shelving the sound remains crisp, dynamic and spacious. Sumptuous finish, complimentary magnetic mount grilles and the bijou dimensions allow the AE 101s to melt discretely into any room decor.
Technical Specifications Tweeter: 28mm AE custom fabric dome Mid/Bass Drivers: 110mm anodised aluminium cone Power Handling: 150 watts RMS Frequency Response: 48Hz – 32kHz (+/- 3dB) Sensitivity: 87dB Impedance: 8 Ohm (6 Ohm minimum) Cabinet: Multiple brace, pressure loaded 18mm MDF with low turbulence slot ports Weight (Each): 6Kg Size: 300 x 185 x 250mm (HxWxD) |
Small is beautiful. The 686 S2 is the most compact speaker in the series, but don't underestimate its power and precision. That's thanks to a new Decoupled Double Dome tweeter and improved design.
An ideal bookshelf or wall-mounted speaker, the 686 S2 is designed to fit into any space and still sound perfect. Its main driver is a 5-inch bass/midrange unit which benefits from a new 25mm voice coil which makes for a higher sensitivity speaker with bass more suited for placement near a wall.
Bass performance is vital but can often suffer in smaller speakers. Not in the 686 S2, however. That's because a front-firing Flowport, dimpled like a golf ball around the aperture for smoothly regulated airflow, delivers superior bass response without the risk of rattle. Its placement ensures the speaker cabinet is slimmer than predecessors and can be wall mounted without affecting performance.
Like the rest of the range, and despite its smaller size, the 686 S2 also features a Decoupled Double Dome aluminium tweeter for superior high-frequency response. The 686 S2 even features a built-in bracket for easy wall mounting, although this small, versatile and precise speaker sounds great anywhere.
Woven Kevlar | Yes | Crossover Tuning | Yes | Nautilus Tapering Tube | Yes | Flowport | Yes | Technical features | Decoupled Double Dome aluminium tweeter with NautilusTM tube loading
FlowportTM | Description | 2-way vented-box system | Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass/midrange | Frequency range | -6dB at 54Hz and 50kHz | Frequency response | 62Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis | Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response
Horizontal: over 60º arc
Vertical: over 10º arc | Sensitivity | (84)85dB spl (2.83V, 1m) | Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
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Two way, bass-reflex
Woofer 130 mm. (5“)
Coated paper
Tweeter 28 mm.
Soft dome (silky fabric)
Impedance: 6 Ohm (min. 4)
RMS POWER: 80 W
MAX POWER: 120W
Efficiency: 89 dB/W/1m
Dimensions: 200x270 Weight: 7,5 Kg
Finishing:solid walnut
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Woven Kevlar
Crossover Tuning
Nautilus Tapering Tube
Flowport
Technical features Nautilus™ tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter
Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass/midrange
Flowport™
Description 2-way vented-box system
Drive units 1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø165mm (6.5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass/midrange
Frequency range -6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz
Frequency response 52Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis
Dispersion Within 2dB of reference response
Horizontal: over 60º arc
Vertical: over 10º arc
Sensitivity 88dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
Harmonic distortion 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
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System Format: 2 Way Frequency Response: 42 Hz - 60 kHz Sensitivity (1W@1M): 88 dB Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Maximum S.P.L (Per pair in room): 112.6 dBA Power Handling (RMS): 120 W Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): 60 - 120 W Bass Alignment: Bass reflex. HiVe port system Crossover Frequency: 2.7 kHz Drive Unit Compliment: 1 x 6.5" RST bass/mid-range driver 1 x C-CAM H.F ribbon transducer External Dimensions excl Stand (H x W x D) 362 x 210 x 303 mm (14 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 11 15/16 inch) Weight (each) Excluding stands: 9.9 Kg (21.75 lbs) AVAILABLE IN SIX COLOR FINISHES
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The M-1 has been engineered with the same design attributes and ethos as B&Wʼs larger ranges. Perhaps the most striking thing about the M-1 is the weight and strength of its curved aluminium cabinet. This is combined with a strong, glass-loaded ABS front baffle. Together they provide an excellent cabinet: the curved aluminium is stiff and the ABS offers excellent and appropriate damping characteristics.
The M-1ʼs drive units were developed by Bowers & Wilkins specifically for the design. The metal dome tweeter benefits from refinements developed for the new B&W 800 Series and includes Nautilus™ tube loading and neodymium magnets. The glass fibre bass/midrange coneʼs ability to absorb standing waves has been further enhanced by the inclusion of five strategically placed resin filled slots that further minimise distortion.
The result of this detailed cabinet and drive unit engineering has allowed B&Wʼs engineers to borrow another feature from the new 800 Series and utilise the simplest of electronic equalisation in the M-1ʼs crossover. Each of the drive units is fed by only a single, carefully selected component. This approach to crossover design, although painstaking as it relies on optimising all of the physical components in a design, is crucial in achieving its aim of neither adding to nor subtracting from the original signal.
The M-1 is available in three colour options - black, white and silver, each with chromium plated stem and table base.
Technical features | Metal dome Nautilus™ tweeter |
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| Woven glass fibre cone bass / midrange | Description | 2-way vented-box system | Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1 in) metal dome high-frequency |
| 1x ø100mm (4 in) woven glass fibre cone bass / midrange | Frequency range | -6dB at 72Hz and 50kHz | Frequency response | 80Hz - 23kHz ±3dB on reference axis | Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response | Horizontal: | over 60º arc | Vertical: | over 10º arc | Sensitivity | 85dB spl (2.83V, 1m) | Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) |
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