Bowers & Wilkins CM Centre 2 S2 Loudspeaker

The Bowers & Wilkins CM Centre 2 S2 is a premium centre-channel loudspeaker designed to anchor the front soundstage in high-performance home theatre systems. As part of the acclaimed CM Series, it was engineered to deliver exceptional vocal clarity, tonal consistency, and dynamic precision, ensuring seamless integration with matching left and right channel speakers.

Built around a sophisticated 3-way bass-reflex design, the CM Centre 2 S2 features dual bass drivers, a dedicated FST Kevlar midrange, and a precision aluminium dome tweeter. This architecture allows it to handle the critical vocal range with outstanding articulation while maintaining strong low-frequency support and refined high-frequency detail.

The centre speaker plays arguably the most important role in a surround system, carrying the majority of dialogue, on-screen effects, and central imaging. The CM Centre 2 S2 was specifically designed to maintain clarity and control even at higher playback levels, making it ideal for serious cinema applications.

Specifications

• Design: 3-way bass-reflex centre-channel loudspeaker

Driver Complement

• 2 × 165 mm paper/Kevlar cone woofers
• 1 × 100 mm FST Kevlar cone midrange
• 1 × 25 mm aluminium dome tweeter

Performance

• Recommended Amplifier Power:
  • 30 – 200W into 8Ω
• Sensitivity:
  • 89dB (2.83V / 1m)
• Frequency Response:
  • 56Hz – 22kHz
• Crossover Frequencies:
  • 350Hz
  • 4kHz
• Nominal Impedance:
  • 8Ω

The dedicated FST midrange driver is central to the speaker’s performance, allowing highly accurate vocal reproduction with excellent intelligibility and natural tonal body. This is especially important for film dialogue, where articulation and tonal realism are critical.

The dual bass drivers help provide:

• improved dynamic scale
• stronger lower-midrange weight
• enhanced body for voices and effects
• greater output capability

while the aluminium dome tweeter contributes:

• crisp detail
• strong image focus
• smooth treble extension
• precise spatial placement

In practical use, the CM Centre 2 S2 is particularly strong in:

• dialogue intelligibility
• seamless front-stage integration
• cinematic impact
• vocal realism
• tonal consistency across the front channels

Its relatively high sensitivity and stable impedance make it compatible with a wide range of AV receivers and power amplifiers, though higher-quality amplification will allow it to fully express its dynamic capabilities.

A high-performance centre speaker engineered for exceptional dialogue clarity, dynamic authority, and seamless front-stage integration in premium home theatre systems.

Condition: Good

Colour: White

Note: Product does not include original packaging. Grille is included