bw p5 Data Sheet

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P 5
F l o o r-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
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D e s c r i p t i o n
Drive Units
F requency Response
S e n s i t i v i t y
Nominal Impedance
3 way 4th order twin vented box system
1 x 25mm metal dome - high-fre q u e n c y
1 x 165mm Kevlar
®
- bass/midrange
1 x 165mm Cobex
® 
- bass
42Hz – 20Hz ±2dB on re f e rence axis
90dB spl(2.83V 1m)
8 ohms (minimum 3.5 ohms)
Power Handling
D i m e n s i o n s
F i n i s h
30W – 150W into 8 ohms on 
unclipped pro g r a m m e
Height: 905mm  Width: 200mm
Depth: 301mm
Black Ash, Rosenut, Cherry w o o d
Grille: Black Cloth
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.