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"The 5 TMW produced what was easily amongst the best bass reproduction I have heard in my room, and I've heard a lot of top-tier speakers and subwoofers."
- Ed Momkus, Dagogo.com review

The Series 5 TMW

The Series 5 is a reference grade full-range 3-way loudspeaker with exceptionally transparent and spacious sound, vibrant dynamics, and enhanced low level resolution. Best performance is achieved with high quality recordings and source equipment.

Intended uses are for audio and/or video systems in typically sized listening rooms and for loud maximum output requirements. This modular system is configured for active-bass / passive-monitor, and offers simple customer fine-tuning of the bass and treble bands.

This speaker sets a new standard for all Bamberg designs. Since 1999, the entire design has undergone sufficiently minor iterations. You should only need to experiment with speaker placement and room treatment. We encourage you to compare its performance to any and all alternatives.

Bamberg Series 5 in Cherry/Bronze

Finishes

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  • Maple

  • Oak

  • Cherry

  • Walnut

  • Black High-Gloss

  • Red High-Gloss

  • Bronze High-Gloss

Technical Data

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Height 1140 mm / 44.9"
Width 390 mm / 15.4"
Depth 440 mm / 17.3"
Weight 55 kg / 120 lb
Recommended amplifier power 25-200 W
Impedance 8 Ohm
Bandwidth, -3dB 18 Hz - 20 kHz
Accuracy +/- 2.0 dB
Sensitivity 83 dB

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Design Features

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Subwoofer

  • Pedestal shaped cabinet acts as integral stand for monitor, setting the Reference Axis to 1 meter above the floor.
  • Dual drones and heavy speaker weight on spikes eliminates cabinet motion, which leads to very tight bass sound.
  • Stereo woofers for higher maximum SPL, lower distortion, less room interaction, and no localization cues.

    • Bass amplifier

  • Class AB (not digital) 370W amplifier for tighter bass.
  • Built-in EQ for flat response.
  • Built-in adjustable parametric EQ filter to take out the primary room peak.

    • Monitor

  • Minimalist Tweeter-Midrange design for easy 8ohm amplifier load.
  • Separate monitor decoupled from subwoofer cabinet.
  • Lower cross point at 150Hz moves the monitor's pass band out of the room gain region. Perfect blending of bass and midrange is maintained regardless of room conditions.
  • Reference Axis tilted up 6 degrees and angled horizontally 10 degrees for improved spaciousness and image height.
  • Tweeter offset from baffle centerline for smoother SPL response.

    • Crossover

  • Minimalist Tweeter-Midrange design for easy 8ohm amplifier load.
  • Separate monitor decoupled from subwoofer cabinet.
  • Lower cross point at 150Hz moves the monitor's pass band out of the room gain region. Perfect blending of bass and midrange is maintained regardless of room conditions.
  • Reference Axis tilted up 6 degrees and angled horizontally 10 degrees for improved spaciousness and image height.
  • Tweeter offset from baffle centerline for smoother SPL response.

    • Tweeter

  • 6 radial neodymium magnets for efficient ventilation and damping of every potentially resonant cavity behind the dome, surround and voice coil.
  • Underhung voice coil (+/- 0.5mm) for low distortion at high SPL. Optimally shaped coated fabric dome diaphragm with linear soft-polymer surround.
  • 6mm injection molded zinc front plate for a stiff, stable connection to the cabinet.
  • Substantial injection molded zinc rear chamber eliminates unwanted chamber resonances.

    • Midrange

  • Large magnet system for faster transient response. Heavy copper rings to reduce nonlinear and modulation distortion and increase overload margin.
  • Precision cast and surface treated magnesium cone coupled to a natural rubber surround showing no sign of edge (midrange) resonances.
  • Extremely stiff and stable injection molded metal basket to keep the critical components in perfect alignment.
  • Large windows in the basket both above and below the spider to reduce sound reflection, air flow noise and cavity resonance to a minimum.

    • Woofer

  • 56mm peak excursion, 25mm linear.
  • Anodized aluminum cone and fiberglass dust cap.
  • Large magnet system with aluminum shorting ring.
  • Die cast aluminum chassis, vented below spider.

    • Drones

  • 56mm peak excursion, 25mm linear.
  • Anodized aluminum cone and fiberglass dust cap.
  • Die cast aluminum chassis, vented below spider.

    • Interior View

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