I bought a pair of nice Bowers & Wilkins CM5 speakers when we lived in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is 220V while the US is 110V. I knew the Yamaha amp I had in the system would not work in the US so I got rid of it. The speakers I was not so sure about and kept them when we moved.
Now I have unwrapped the boxes they are in and they look magnificent but can I just plug them into a 110V amp here?
The only information I can find on the back of the speakers is: CM5 Bowers and Wilkins, 120W/8 Ohm.
The owners manual specs only describe frequency range, dispersion, sensitivity, harmonic distortion, etc. It does say "Recommended amplifier power 30W - 120W into 8 Ohm on unclipped progamme," but that does not tell me anything about electrical power input.
Can someone guide me in the right direction? I don't want to blow these babies up.
Many thanks.
Dhillen
Now I have unwrapped the boxes they are in and they look magnificent but can I just plug them into a 110V amp here?
The only information I can find on the back of the speakers is: CM5 Bowers and Wilkins, 120W/8 Ohm.
The owners manual specs only describe frequency range, dispersion, sensitivity, harmonic distortion, etc. It does say "Recommended amplifier power 30W - 120W into 8 Ohm on unclipped progamme," but that does not tell me anything about electrical power input.
Can someone guide me in the right direction? I don't want to blow these babies up.
Many thanks.
Dhillen
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