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Bowers & Wilkins PV1

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Editorial reviews:
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7 editorial reviews
Best subwoofer £500+, Awards 2010. B&W's amazing-looking and technically-advanced aluminium subwoofer delivers sensational, deep bass with music and mRead more
B&W PV1 Subwoofers user reviews : 3.9 out of 5 - 8 reviews - audioreview.comRead more
A stylish subwooferRead more
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Pros

  • The sub is a very impressive 13
  • incredible bass
  • speed

Cons

  • Paper-Kevlar /aluminum composite diaphragm drivers
  • it bottomed out so easily absolute garbage
  • Bose (not in the same panet)

Key specs

  • Active subwoofer
  • 16, 140 Hz
  • 500 W
  • 200 mm
  • AC
  • yes

Bowers & Wilkins PV1 - Pros & Cons

Bowers & Wilkins PV1

Pros

  • The sub is a very impressive 13
  • incredible bass
  • speed
  • agility
  • flexibility and removes resonance delivering
  • speed and ability to constantly deliver effortlessly is fabulous
  • sub is very easy to integrate into your system and provides very musical bass
  • sonically and visually
  • amazing-looking and technically-advanced aluminium subwoofer
  • it is equally good
  • Works great for my home theater and pairs well with my FPMs

Cons

  • Paper-Kevlar /aluminum composite diaphragm drivers
  • it bottomed out so easily absolute garbage
  • Bose (not in the same panet)
  • Level stability is limited
  • incredibly poor documentation
  • no other way to put it
  • style kit suffers when compared to conventional designs
  • sounds stunningThe results are sensational
  • sound quality

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Bowers & Wilkins PV1 - Full Specifications

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General
Subwoofer typeActive subwoofer
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Connectivity
Line-inyes
Line-outyes
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Dimensions
Width11.38 in
Depth13.66 in
Height13.21 in
Weight45.19 lb
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Power
Power source typeAC
Power consumption (typical)110.0 W
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Technical details
Impedance100000.0 Ω
Sensitivity90.0 dB
Frequency range16 - 140
RMS power500.0 W
Subwoofer driver diameter7.87 in
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Design
Colour of product
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  • White
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Features
Equalizerno
Phase controlyes

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