CT700
True cinema sound for the home is now more attainable than ever before, thanks to B&W’s CT700 Series. While they might be the entry point for B&W’s Custom Theatre range, glance at the spec list for any model in the CT700 Series and you’d be forgiven for thinking you were reading the details for one of our top-end speakers. Featuring advanced B&W technologies such as Nautilus-tube-loaded tweeters and Kevlar drive units, CT700 will comfortably out-perform any other custom theatre system in its class.
Main Channels
Designed to slot discreetly into custom-built cabinetry, every speaker in the CT700 range can take on either front, centre or surround duties within a multi-channel theatre set-up. Each speaker used Kevlar drive units, and features B&W’s famous Nautilus tube-loaded tweeters – a pioneering technology that draws away and dampens distorting sound waves from the rear of the drive units, thereby producing a much purer sound from the front.
The CT7.5 LCRS has a single 7” Kevlar bass/midrange unit, while the CT7.4 LCRS features two 6.5” Kevlar bass/midrange drivers. At the top end of the range, the CT7.3 LCRS offers powerful bass effects and wonderfully life-like detail by combining two 8” paper/Kevlar® bass units with a single Kevlar FST drive unit dedicated to midrange frequencies.
Custom Installation Options
Not all of us have the luxury of a dedicated home theatre room large enough to accommodate a full CT700 system. So it’s useful to know that, with the CT700 Series, you have the option of combining the system with speakers in our Custom Installation range. Designed to fit flush into wall or ceiling cavities, Custom Installation speakers make a good – and equally discreet – substitute for CT700 speakers in positions where space for cabinets is limited.
For in-wall speakers, you could choose between the CWM 8180, with its high-end spec including a Kevlar FST midrange driver and 200mm Rohacell bass driver, or the CWM DS8, which can switch between dipole and conventional surround modes at the push of a remote-control button. In-ceiling options include the highly adjustable CCM 817, or the CCM 818, which combines great sound directionality with a 200mm Kevlar cone.
Suggested configurations
Option 1: 3 x 7.3 LCRS, 4 x 7.5 LCRS, CT SW12
Option 2: 7 x 7.4 LCRS, CT SW10
Bass and Power
In a CT700 system, the bass channel should be provided by one of our two specially designed CT SW subwoofers: the CT SW10or the CT SW12. Each features a single, very long-throw driver in either a 10-inch or a 12-inch, with a cone composed of a paper/Kevlar composite. CT SW subwoofers have a closed-box design that makes them easy to install in cabinetry.
Both CT SW subs are intended for use with the SA 1000 subwoofer amplifier. This deceptively compact unit (it’s less than four inches tall and weighs in at 17 pounds) produces an astounding 1,000 watts of subwoofer-range power, thanks to its ultra-efficient Class D amplifier design. The SA 1000’s equalisation is custom-tailored to the CT SW subs, delivering deep-bass extension all the way to 16 Hz. And why stop at just one subwoofer? For really serious bass, it’s possible to use the SA 1000 to power two subs simultaneously.