Bowers & Wilkins HTM82 D5
Centre speaker
The HTM82 D5 delivers Bowers & Wilkins flagship centre channel performance on a smaller scale. Paired perfectly with the 803 D5 or the 804 D5 loudspeakers, it adds beautiful clarity and precision to your movie-watching experience.
Featuring their Diamond dome tweeter, Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top, a decoupled Continuum Cone midrange drive unit and twin Aerofoil bass cones, HTM82 D5 is engineered with Bowers & Wilkins most advanced technology to unveil even more detail from your favourite entertainment. Available in Stealth Black, Warm White and Dark Walnut with an optional matching floor stand for seamless installation.
60 years in the making, the new 800 Series Diamond range is born of decades of engineering excellence and crafted by relentless experimentation and refinement. From its iconic design – where science shapes art – to the latest evolutions of their most advanced audio technologies, this is the most advanced loudspeaker range Bowers & Wilkins have ever made and the ultimate embodiment of John Bowers’ True Sound philosophy. Designed like all Bowers & Wilkins loudspeakers to deliver a flawlessly accurate rendering of the original recording, the new D5 range will appeal equally to discerning hi-fi & home cinema enthusiasts and to dedicated audio visual industry professionals looking for the most realistic sound reproduction possible.
Bowers & Wilkins HTM82 D5 Technical Specifications
Dimensions
Height: 289mm (11.4 in) including tweeter
Width: 715mm (28.1 in) cabinet only
Depth: 363mm (14.3in) including grille and terminals
Net weight – 26.1kg (57.5lbs)
Technical features
- Diamond dome tweeter
- Solid body Tweeter-on-Top
- Continuum™ cone FST midrange
- Anti-Resonance plug
- Biomimetic Suspension
- Matrix™
- Aerofoil™ base cones
- Flowport™
Description – 3-way vented-box system
Drive units
- 1x ø25mm (1in) Diamond dome high-frequency
- 1x ø130mm (5in) Continuum cone FST midrange
- 2x ø165mm (6.5in) Aerofoil™ bass
Frequency range -6dB 33Hz to 35kHz
Frequency response – 45Hz to 28kHz (+/-3dB)
Sensitivity – 89dB
Harmonic distortion
- 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis)
- <1% 80Hz – 20kHz
- <0.3% 100Hz – 8kHz
Nominal impedance – 8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)
Recommended amplifier power – 50W – 1000W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Max recommended cable impedance – 0.1Ω
Cabinet finishes
Grille finishes
- Black (Stealth Black)
- Grey (Warm White)
Optional Accessories – FS-HTM Black, Stand: Titanium
Brand
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins
1960s: Humble beginnings
The sleepy coastal town of Worthing in South England might not look like a hotbed of 1960s freewheeling experimentation, but for audio fans it’s a place that’s synonymous with innovation.
Thanks to the first Bowers & Wilkins speakers built here in the early years of the company, music lovers could experience albums such as Sgt. Pepper and Pet Sounds in new, mind-expanding depth and clarity
1966: Beginings
John Bowers begins assembling speaker systems in the workshop of his electronics shop in Worthing, South East England
Following an inheritance of £10,000 from a satisfied customer, John Bowers sets up his own loudspeaker company
1966: P1
The first Bowers & Wilkins loudspeaker. The profit from P1 allowed the company to invest in new calibration equipment
1968: Domestic Monitors
The DM1 and DM3 were launched to bring high quality audio to more customers, at an affordable price point
1970s: A decade of milestones
With the company established and growing fast, Bowers & Wilkins developed its reputation for innovative design backed up by world-leading R&D.
They introduced new forms and design concepts including Tweeter-on-Top, new cone materials such as Aramid fibre, and it all culminated in the launch of the iconic 801, soon to become the reference speaker of choice for many of the world’s leading recording studios
1970: DM70
With its curved cabinet, the DM70 changed the shape of loudspeaker design
1980s: The application of science
Extensive investment in research led to the establishment of the company’s dedicated R&D facility in Steyning.
The era of MTV pop superstardom and bombastic stadium rock also saw Bowers & Wilkins buck the trend and introduce something small and unobtrusive: the “compact monitor”, or CM1
1990s: Rewriting the rulebook
The 1990s saw the pioneering work of the Steyning research team realised in spectacular fashion with the launch of Nautilus™, a speaker that rewrote preconceived notions of speaker design.
It also saw major product launches at both ends of the spectrum, with the unveiling of the highly regarded entry-level 600 Series and the flagship Nautilus 800 Series
2000s: Expansion in to new categories
The decade that brought us iPods and smartphones saw them embrace the new world with the launch of the iconic Zeppelin.
They also expanded into the car audio category and transformed the performance of their 800 Series with the development of the Diamond-dome tweeter
2015: 800 Series Diamond
The latest version of their flagship introduced a complete redesign and revolutionary new technologies, such as the Continuum™ cone
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