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Bowers and Wilkins MT-25 surround sound package.
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The Bowers and Wilkins MT25 home cinema speaker package uses the same award winning M1 satellite speakers as the famous MT-30 package, the only difference being the subwoofer. Instead of the PV1, the packages includes the super and compact ASW-608 subwoofer. The satellite speakers are available in black, white or silver and with a matt black subwoofer.
Looking for big movie sound from a small sound system? You've just found it. MT-25 is the latest in the award-winning mini theatre range from Bowers & Wilkins, makers of the world's most advanced home cinema sound systems. Compact and discreet it may be, but don't let the size fool you: MT-25 will fill a room with rich, detailed multi-channel surround sound, thanks to a perfect partnership between the M-1 satellite speakers and the powerful ASW608 subwoofer. Music, movies and games just got a whole lot more exciting.
Bowers and Wilkins M1 features -
The M-1 has been engineered with the same design attributes and ethos as B&W's 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-1s 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 cone's 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&W's engineers to borrow another feature from the new 800 Series and utilise the simplest of electronic equalisation in the M-1's 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.
Bower and Wilkins M1 specifications
Technical features Metal dome Nautilus tweeter
Woven glass fibre cone bass / midrange
Description 2-way vented-box system
Drive units 1x 25mm (1 in) metal dome high-frequency
1x 100mm (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 60 degree arc
Vertical: over 10 degree arc
Sensitivity 85dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
Harmonic distortion 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
1% 120Hz - 30kHz
<0.5% 250Hz - 22kHz
Nominal impedance 8 ohms (minimum 4.8 ohms)
Crossover frequency 4kHz
Recommended amplifier power 20W - 100W into 8 ohms on unclipped programme
Max. recommended cable impedance 0.1 ohms
Dimensions
Height: 243mm (9.6 in)
Width: 114mm (4.5 in)
Depth: 172mm (6.8 in)
Mounted on table stand
Net weight 2.7 kg (6 lb) including table stand
Finishes
Cabinet: White, silver or black
Grille: White, silver or black perforated steel to match
ASW608 features
For big sound in smaller spaces, you can't beat the ASW608, the most compact of the 600 Series subwoofers.
Its long-throw 200mm driver allows the ASW608 to move the large volumes of air needed for high-quality low-frequency output, and its audiophile-standard 200W Class D amplifier keeps the unit running cool, even when the music or movie action is whipping up a storm.
In all of the 600 Series subwoofers, the bass driver diaphragms are constructed from a rugged, finely-tuned mix of paper pulp, Kevlar fibres and resin, which provides the stiffness needed to withstand the tremendous physical forces exerted by the voice coil and pressures inside the cabinet.
Ultra-solid construction delivers slamming bass, drum kicks, and special movie effects. Deformation is minimised; bass precision, power and enjoyment are maximised.
ASW-608 specifications
Description Active closed-box subwoofer system
Drive unit 200mm (8 in) paper/Kevlar cone long-throw
Frequency range -6dB at 23Hz and 25/140Hz adjustable (EQ at A)
Frequency response 3dB 32Hz - 40/140Hz adjustable (EQ at A)
Bass Extension -6dB at 23Hz (position A)
-6dB at 28Hz (position B)
-6dB at 36Hz (position C)
Amplifier Power output: 200W
Rated power consumption: 40W/ 0.5W standby
Input impedance: 33kW
Signal / noise: >90dB
Functions: Volume level - line in
Volume level - speaker in
Low-pass filter frequency - line in only
Low-pass filter bypass
Bass extension
Bass roll-off alignment
Auto sense on/standby
Phase switch
Inputs: Line In (RCA Phono)
Speaker in (Binding post)
12v trigger (3.5mm jack)
Low-pass filter
Active 4th-order, variable cut-off frequency
Dimensions Height: 260mm (10.2 in) not including feet
Width: 260mm (10.2 in)
Depth: 330mm (13 in) including grille and controls
Net weight 8.85kg (19.5 lb)