Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus HTM1 User manual

Nautilus HTM1
Magnetically shielded centre channel loudspeaker system
Product Summary
●The HTM1 is the larger of the two centre channels in the N800 Series, and incorporates
the Nautilus™ tweeter unit, Kevlar® cone and Matrix™ cabinet.
●The speaker consists of one Nautilus™ treble unit, one Kevlar® midrange drive unit and
two paper/Kevlar® drivers for bass and midrange. The speaker permits bi-wiring to
improve sound quality and imaging, shielding enables the speaker to be placed on or near
a television.
Technical highlights
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Product of the Year 1999
Hi-Fi Grand Prix Award
Audio Video Magazine - USA
Tweeter on top: B&W's Tweeter on top technology ensures that the sound
remains focused and time-sensitive and that the stereo-image is presented with
unparalleled three dimensional accuracy.
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.
Flowport™: Golf ball aerodynamics theory points the way towards lower
distortion reflex ports. Dimples improve the way the air flows over the surface of
any object. In the case of reflex ports, they offer a significant improvement over
simply flaring the port ends in reducing air flow turbulence at each end of the
port; so you get less chuffing noise and less compression at high sound levels.
Description
Drive units
Frequency response
Sensitivity
3-way closed-box system
1 x 25mm metal dome high-frequency
1 x 150mm woven Kevlar® cone FST
midrange
2 x 165mm paper/Kevlar® cone bass
49Hz – 20kHz ± 2dB on reference
axis
90dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
Nominal impedance
Power handling
Dimensions
Finishes
8Ω(min 3.0Ω)
50W - 250W into 8 ohm on unclipped
programme
Height: 318mm Width: 783mm
Depth: 316mm
Cabinet: Real wood veneers, Black Ash,
Cherrywood, Red Stained Cherrywood
Grilles: Black cloth