Bowers & Wilkins HTM82 D5 Centre Channel Speaker

The Bowers & Wilkins HTM82 D5 Centre Channel Speaker is a three-way horizontal home theatre loudspeaker housed in a reverse-wrap curved timber enclosure capped with a solid aluminum top plate. Created as the dedicated acoustic anchor for surround setups incorporating 800 D5 series speakers such as the 803 D5, 804 D5, or 805 D5, it delivers clear vocal reproduction and wide sound dispersion without occupying excessive cabinet space.

Natural Dialogue and Vocal Clarity:

Film soundtracks and multi-channel music recordings place the vast majority of spoken dialogue through the middle of the soundstage. This B&W centre channel employs a dedicated Continuum cone FST midrange drive unit paired with a Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top Diamond dome assembly. Isolating the high-frequency and midrange drivers from internal cabinet pressure allows actors' voices, ambient room cues, and subtle vocal inflections to project cleanly across your seating area without distortion.

Balanced Front-Stage Integration:

A unified home cinema experience relies on identical tonal balance across the entire front array. Voiced specifically to match the timbre of 800 D5 family floorstanders and standmount monitors, this speaker ensures on-screen panning effects transition smoothly from left to right without jarring tonal shifts. Dual 165 mm Aerofoil profile bass drivers provide swift, tactile low-frequency punch, delivering realistic low-end presence to speech and action sequences while maintaining complete composure alongside main front speakers.

Inert Cabinet Construction:

Internal vibrations within speaker cabinets often mask fine detail and colour sound. Bowers & Wilkins utilises Matrix internal bracing alongside a curved cabinet shell to stiffen the structure against unwanted mechanical movement. By positioning the drive units directly into the curve of the rigid housing and venting airflow through a smooth Flowport, the enclosure remains inert so you hear only pure recorded sound rather than cabinet resonance.

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Feature Highlights & Specifications:

• Diamond Dome Tweeter: Delivers crisp, detailed high frequencies that keep dialogue crisp and articulate.
• Decoupled Continuum FST Midrange: Isolates middle frequencies for open, lifelike human voices free from coloration.
• Aerofoil Bass Units: Dual 165 mm cones provide deep, controlled low-frequency impact to dramatic scenes.
• Solid Body Tweeter Housing: Milled from a single block of aluminum to eliminate unwanted resonance.
• Frequency Response: 45Hz – 28kHz (±3dB from reference axis).
• Frequency Range: 33Hz – 35kHz (-6dB).
• Sensitivity: 89dB (2.83Vrms, 1m).
• Nominal Impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω).
• Recommended Amplifier Power: 50W – 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme.
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 289 mm x 715 mm x 369 mm.
• Net Weight: 25.15 kg.