Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 Stand-Mount Speaker

Description

705 S3

The Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 is an uncompromising two-way speaker which reveals subtle nuances in music other loudspeakers often miss. Its high-performance features include a solid body Tweeter-on-Top design borrowed from the 800 Series Diamond.

The 700 Series features the latest generation of the B&W iconic Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing. Its new, more elongated form incorporates a longer tube-loading system to produce an even more free and open sound with high frequencies. The carefully decoupled housing is milled from a single solid block of aluminium to better resist resonance.

Carbon Dome tweeters are purpose-built for the 700 Series. Delivering a dramatic improvement on the aluminium double dome tweeter, they raise the breakup threshold to 47 kHz, for pinpoint imaging accuracy and detail.

Thanks to its composite construction, the Continuum™ cone avoids the abrupt transitions in behaviour that can impair the performance of a conventional drive unit. The result is a more open, neutral performance that delivers voices and instruments with precision and transparency.

Stands sold separately.

Features

• Decoupled Carbon Dome Tweeter
• Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
• Continuum™ Cone Bass / Midrange
• Flowport™

Specifications

• Description: 2-way vented-box system
• Drive units:
• 1 x 25 mm Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency
• 1 x 165 mm Continuum cone bass / midrange
• Frequency Range: 45 Hz – 33 kHz
• Frequency Response: 50 Hz – 28 kHz ±3 dB
• Sensitivity: 88 dB spl (2.83 Vrms, 1 m)
• Harmonic Distortion: 2nd + 3rd harmonics (90 dB, 1 m on axis) / < 1 % 100 Hz – 22 kHz / < 0.5 % 150 Hz – 20 kHz
• Nominal Impedance: 8 Ω (minimum 3.7 Ω)
• Recommended Amplifier Power: 30 W – 120 W into 8 Ω on unclipped programme
• Max Recommended Cable Impedance: 0.1 Ω
• Height: 345 mm cabinet only / 413 mm including tweeter
• Width: 192 mm cabinet only
• Depth: 297 mm cabinet only / 337 mm including grille and terminals
• Net Weight: 9.58 kg
• Cabinet Finishes: Gloss Black / Satin White / Mocha
• Grille Finishes: Black / Grey (Satin White only)

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More Information

• 705 S3 Stand-Mount Loudspeaker, by Bowers & Wilkins