MONITOR AUDIO MR1 (PAIR)

The Monitor Audio MR1 are small but high performance bookshelf speakers, with agile, rhythmic performance. Though compact, the MR1 delivers superior bandwidth and linearity, so you hear more music with greater definition than ever before. The two-way MR1 utilises a 5.5" bass driver and 1" tweeter within a case optimised for great fidelity wherever you place it.

 Amplifier power (watts)     70
Bass port?     Rear
Biwireable?     No
Connections     4mm banana plug/binding posts
Drivers     1 x 5.5" bass/mid-range
1 x 1" tweeter
Frequency response (Hz)     55 - 30,000
Nominal impedance (ohms)     6
Power handling (watts)     15 - 70
W x H x D (mm)     165 x 260 x 180
Weight (kg)     3.5

Dimensions | Metric :4-3/4" W x 5" D x 8-3/8" H | 12.1 x 12.7 x 23.8 cm
Driver Complement :One 1" pure aluminum dome tweeter; One 4-1/2" BDSS bass/midrange drivers; One 4-1/2" pressure coupled bass radiator
Frequency Response :57 Hz – 30 kHz
Impedance :Compatible with 8 Ohms outputs
Sensitivity :89 dB
Recommended Associated Amplifier Power :10 – 150 watts
A/V Receiver Crossover Setting :100 Hz
Inputs :One pair of 5 way binding posts
Available Finishes :Gloss Black; Gloss White
Included Accessories :Tripod Base; Two ¼ 20 insert cover plugs
Mounting Options :Vertically: On Shelf with included tripod base; Equipped with rear ¼ 20 sized thread to accommodate on wall/on ceiling mounting with aftermarket mount(available separately); Equipped with bottom ¼ 20 sized thread to accommodate ProStand 600/800 stand mounting (ProStand 600/800 available separately); Equipped with keyhole mounting slot for flush mounting
Packaging :One to a carton
Weight | Metric :4 lbs | 1.8 kg
Warranty :5 Years

Two way, bass-reflex
Woofer 170 mm.
Polypropylene pentapolymer
Tweeter 28 mm. silk soft dome
Impedance: 6 Ohm (min. 4)
RMS POWER: 80 W
MAX POWER: 125 W
Efficiency: 88 dB/W/1 m
Dimensions: 255x350x400mm.
Net weight: 13,5 Kg.
Finish: high gloss metallized
Colors: blue, red, silver grey,
charcoal grey, racing red

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.

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.

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 ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass / midrange
Frequency range     -6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz
Frequency response     55Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis
Dispersion     Within 2dB of reference response
Horizontal:     over 60º arc
Vertical:     over 10º arc
Sensitivity     84dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
Harmonic distortion     2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)