Pro-Ject Speaker Box 5 E Carbon

A two-way bookshelf speaker, sold as a pair, with a 5 inch carbon and glass-fibre composite woofer and a 1 inch silk tweeter in a reflex-loaded MDF cabinet. It works with amplifiers from 10 W a channel upwards.

Speaker Box 5 E Carbon: drivers and cabinet

At the centre of the design is the 5 inch mid-woofer, its diaphragm a composite of glass fibre and carbon, partnered by a 1 inch silk dome. Both drivers sit in a very rigid MDF enclosure engineered not to resonate, with the reflex port venting through the back panel.

Pro-Ject quotes a level response from 65 Hz to 20 kHz and describes bass that is taut and powerful without robbing the whole of its musicality, with little colouration and a richly detailed image. Sensitivity is 86 dB into 4 ohms and suggested power goes up to 150 W; proposed matches include the Stereo Box S3 BT and the MaiA S3.

The lines are discreet and suit any room; the model comes in several finishes. Magnetically attached grilles are in the box, the gold-plated terminals accept banana plugs, and for wall mounting there is a bracket to be bought separately.

Specifications

• Type: two-way bookshelf speaker
• Loading: reflex, port on the back panel
• Tweeter: 1 inch silk dome
• Mid-woofer: carbon and glass-fibre composite, 5 inch
• Frequency range: from 65 Hz up to 20 kHz
• Sensitivity: 86 dB at 1 W and 1 m
• Impedance: 4 ohms nominal
• Amplifier power: 10-150 W suggested
• Cabinet: high-rigidity MDF
• Terminals: gold-plated, banana type
• Grilles: magnetic, supplied
• Wall mounting: optional bracket, not included
• Size (H x W x D): 270 x 165 x 220 mm
• Weight: 4.76 kg per speaker
• Supplied: sold as a pair
• Finishes: black, white, yellow, navy blue, green, walnut