Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Floorstanding Speakers
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Key Features
- 3 Way - 5 Driver design
- 1" Decoupled Carbon Dome™ tweeter
- 6" Decoupled Continuum™ cone FST™
- Three 6-1/2" Aerofoil™ Profile bass woofers
- bass-reflex cabinet with downward-firing port
- recommended amplifier power: 30-300 watts
- 5 Year warranty
A house for high frequencies
The 700 Series features the latest generation of our 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.
Sharper detail
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 47kHz, for pinpoint imaging accuracy and detail.
Truly amazing sound
Thanks to its composite construction, the Continuum™ cone avoids 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.
Clean and clear
Every three-way loudspeaker in the new 700 Series has a dedicated midrange cone using four key Bowers & Wilkins technologies: the Continuum cone, FST™, Biomimetic Suspension and midrange decoupling, the latter ensuring minimal interference from the operation of the loudspeaker’s bass drivers.
A triumph of science
Developed using advanced computer modelling techniques, the Aerofoil™ Profile bass cone has a variable thickness, providing stiffness and rigidity where it’s needed most. The result: deep and dynamic bass.
Who are Bowers and Wilkins?
Bowers & Wilkins are a company that needs very little introduction, having been constructing some of the world's most critically acclaimed loudspeaker and headphone models for half of a decade. Starting at the entry-level 600 S2 series, through to the 700 S2 high-end series and up to the 800 Diamond series and flagship Nautilus model. These different series of loudspeakers have been praised as the superior listening experience in both two-channel hifi/music listening and in multi-channel home theatre applications, having claimed a vast multitude of awards in both categories. A Bowers speaker can be easily recognised by the signature yellow Kevlar midrange cone, which can be found with their 600 and CM series with the 800 Series opting for a silver 'continuum' cone.
Bowers & Wilkins' highly acclaimed CM series was one of the company's most important loudspeaker ranges. Combining elegant design with outstanding sonic performance and available in a range of luxurious finishes, CM was positively received by the masses at both the consumer level and by critics and reviews. The 700 S2 series builds upon the exceptionally high standard set by CM and raises the bar higher than ever as a class-leading range of audiophile loudspeakers.
Technical features |
Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter Solid Body Tweeter on top Continuum cone FST midrange Decoupled midrange Aerofoil profile bass cones Flowport™ |
Description | 3-way vented-box system |
Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency 1x ø150mm (6 in) Continuum cone FST midrange 3x ø165mm (6.5 in) Aerofoil profile bass |
Frequency range | -6dB at 28Hz and 33kHz |
Frequency response | 45Hz - 28kHz ±3dB |
Sensitivity | 90dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m) |
Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 86Hz - 28kHz <0.5% 110Hz - 20kHz |
Nominal impedance | 8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω) |
Recommended amplifier power | 30W - 300W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
Dimensions | Height: 994mm (39 in) cabinet only 1087mm (42.8 in) including tweeter and plinth Width: 200mm (7.9 in) cabinet only 366mm (14.4 in) including plinth Depth: 337mm (13.3 in) cabinet only 364mm (14.3 in) inc. grille and terminals |
Net weight | 29.5kg (65 lb) |
Finishes Cabinet | Rosenut Gloss Black Satin White |
Grille | 0Black Grey (Satin White only) Satin White |
UK Delivery
Providing your item is in stock, the order is usually dispatched within 24 hours. Postage and packing is completely free for orders over £99*. Out of stock items will be dispatched as soon as they become available, which can take between 4 to 21 days
UK Delivery orders are sent via our couriers' DPD Local on a next-day-delivery service and usually take between 1 and 3 days.
Local Delivery
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Click & Collect
We offer a free ‘Click & Collect’ service on all items. As soon as your order has been completed and is ready for collection a member of our team will be in contact with you. Orders can be collected from our store at 11 King Street, Hereford, HR4 9BW.
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