B&W P 5
Floor-standing
loudspeaker system
Product Summary
P5
is the mid-sized speaker in the P Series - 9% smaller than the P6 and 33%
larger than the P4. All P Series
speakers share the same width - a slim 200mm.
The
key point of difference in the P5 is the lower bass drive unit, also present in
the P6 but not the P4. It is in
fact an extra bass-only drive unit; a 165mm dia Cobex® unit housed in its own
separate reflex cavity within the cabinet.
The
unusual thing about this unit is that the B&W engineers have deliberately
taken the decision to select a
lower bass drive unit which has different characteristics to the Kevlar® bass/midrange unit. This brings an extra
degree of freedom to tailor the low-frequency response for the best possible combination of accuracy and extension
which would not normally be
possible
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.
B&W P5
Specifications
Systems: 3-way, twin 4 th order vented box system
Drive
Units:
High
Frequency : 1 x 25 mm metal dome
Bass/Midrange
Frequency : 1 x 165 mm woven kevlar cone
Bass : 1 x 165 mm Cobex cone bass
Frequency
Response: 32 Hz - 20 kHz ±2 dB on
reference axis
Frequency
Range (-6 dB Frequencies): 28 Hz - 22
kHz
Dispersion
(20 Hz - 10 kHz):
Horizontal
: ±2 dB over 60° arc
Vertical
: ±2 dB 10° arc
Sensitivity: 90 dB spl (2,83 V at 1m)
Crossover
Frequency: 150 Hz, 3 kHz
Nominal
Impedance: 8 Ω (minimum 3,7 Ω)
Power
Handling: 50 W - 200 W into 8 Ω on undistored programme
Dimensions
(H x W x D): 905 x 200 x 301 mm
Weight: 14,5 kg net
Finish: Black Ash, Rosenut, Cherrywood
Grille: Black Cloth