Cabasse Minorca MC40
Cabasse 3-way bookshelf speaker with BC10 coaxial driver and Duocell woofer, for enthusiasts of precise and coherent listening.
Description
The Cabasse Minorca MC40 is a bass-reflex bookshelf speaker built around a 3-way architecture. It incorporates the coaxial principle dear to Cabasse, where several drivers share a single point of emission in order to reconstruct a homogeneous sound image, regardless of the listening angle.
The heart of the system relies on the BC10 coaxial driver, which combines a 27 mm dome tweeter placed at the centre of a 12 cm annular midrange. This arrangement brings the emission points of the two drivers closer together, which limits time delays between frequencies and promotes coherent reproduction over a wide listening area. The bass is handled by a Duocell diaphragm woofer, whose design aims for firm control in the low end of the spectrum. The crossover frequencies are set at 900 Hz and 3,200 Hz, distributing the work between the three ways. The frequency response extends from 65 Hz to 23 kHz, with a sensitivity of 89 dB and a nominal impedance of 8 Ω, with a minimum of 3.3 Ω. The power handling is 75 W, with a peak capacity of 550 W.
This type of speaker is aimed at listeners seeking a stable and precise sound image in a compact format, suited to a medium-sized listening room. The bookshelf format is equally suited to placement on stands or on furniture, for stereo use focused on music.
Technical specifications
| Type | 3-way coaxial bookshelf speaker, bass-reflex |
| Drivers | BC10 coaxial driver (27 mm dome + 12 cm annular midrange) + Duocell woofer |
| Sensitivity | 89 dB |
| Impedance | 8 Ω (minimum 3.3 Ω) |
| Frequency response | 65 Hz – 23 kHz |
| Crossover frequencies | 900 Hz / 3,200 Hz |
| Power handling | 75 W (550 W peak) |
What to check before buying used
The suspensions of the Duocell diaphragm deserve careful inspection: their flexibility can deteriorate over time and affect low-end performance. The BC10 coaxial driver, particularly the 27 mm dome, must show no signs of denting or impact, as this single emission point is central to the speaker's sound coherence. The cabinet also deserves close examination: veneer, corners and the protective grille are the first indicators of a unit that has been mishandled or improperly stored.
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