Gloss Black
Rosenut
WengeMaximum Tech - February 2011
"The three-way floorstanding CM8s are relatively compact...but they produce a much bigger sound stage than you might expect."
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CM8
The CM8 is a true three-way loudspeaker, but an incredibly slim, compact one. It is designed for audiophile levels of performance, but in smaller spaces.
The CM8 is an elegantly proportioned, slimmed down version of the award-winning CM9. A true three-way loudspeaker that will appeal to discerning customers who demand the very best sound quality, but have limited space in which to achieve it.
Like all the models in the CM Series, the CM8 uses crossovers of remarkable simplicity and quality, so what you hear is that much closer to the sound of the original recording. In its functional perfection and understated elegance, it’s nothing less than a masterpiece. Pure and simple.
All CM Series speakers come with chrome driver trims. Grilles attach magnetically, so there are no unsightly grille-mounting features to spoil the clean lines of the speaker’s façade. For the finish, you can choose either one of two real-wood veneers in Rosenut or Wengé, or the highly polished Gloss Black.
| Woven Kevlar | |
| Crossover Tuning | |
| Nautilus Tapering Tube | |
| Flowport | |
| FST | |
| Technical features | Nautilus™ tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar® brand fibre cone FST midrange Flowport™ |
| Description | 3-way vented-box system |
| Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency 1x ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar® cone FST midrange 2x ø130mm (5 in) paper/Kevlar® cone bass |
| Frequency range | -6dB at 43Hz and 50kHz |
| Frequency response | 69Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis |
| Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response |
| Horizontal | over 60° arc |
| Vertical | over 10° arc |
| Sensitivity | 88dB spl (2.83V, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 100Hz - 22kHz <0.5% 300Hz - 20kHz |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω) |
| Crossover frequencies | 350Hz, 4kHz |
| Crossover Filters | Bass unit 3rd-order low pass Midrange 2nd-order high-pass, 1st-order low-pass Tweeter 1st-order high-pass |
| Recommended amplifier power | 30W - 150W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max. recommended cable impedance | 0.1Ω |
| Height: | 960mm (37.8 in) not including feet |
| Width: | 165mm (6.5 in) cabinet only, 252mm (9.9 in) over plinth |
| Depth: | 277mm (10.9 in) cabinet, grille and terminals only, 298mm (11.7 in) over plinth |
| Net weight | 19.5kg (43 lb) |
| Cabinet Real wood veneers: | Grille: |
| Wengé | Black |
| Rosenut | Black |
| Painted finish: | Grille: |
| Gloss black | Black |
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