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Bowers & Wilkins 704 S3 Floorstanding Speakers

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Key Features

  • Slim 3-way loudspeaker design
  • 30-150w recommended amplifier power
  • 5-inch Continuum cone FST midrange driver
  • 5-inch Aerofoil profile bass drivers
  • Flowport for lower bass extension
  • Decoupled midrange driver to prevent unwanted vibrations

 

The Bowers and Wilkins 704 S3 Floorstanding Speakers

The 704 is the first three-way floorstanding loudspeaker model in Bowers & Wilkins's exciting new 700 S2 series. This high-performing loudspeaker features 2 aerofoil bass woofers, one state-of-the-art continuum midrange woofer and a carbon-coated 25mm dome tweeter. These drivers are situated within a highly robust yet elegant slimline cabinet, ensuring both sound and appearance are up to the standards one would expect from a Bowers & Wilkins speaker. 

 

Proprietary drivers

Bowers & Wilkins has continually developed its reputation for innovative design backed up by world-leading R&D, introducing such innovations as Tweeter-on-top, Matrix cabinet construction and a series of unique driver materials. Much of this expertise can be seen in the stunning 704 S3’s.

The 1" Decoupled Carbon Dome™ tweeter was purpose-built for the 700 Series to bring studio-quality sound to your home system. It offers exceptional clarity and reveals the subtlest of detail.

The decoupled 5" Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange driver benefits from the company's Biomimetic Suspension, a design which does away with the traditional fabric woofer "spider," which can introduce midrange inaccuracy. This advanced driver also features midrange decoupling technology to help minimise interference from the twin bass drivers.

The 704 S3’s twin 5" Aerofoil™ bass cones were developed using advanced computer modelling techniques. The Aerofoil™ Profile bass cone has variable thickness to provide the stiffness and rigidity required for deep, musical 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 S3 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.

What is the 700 S3 Series?

While the 700 series follows a similar model structure and physical profile as CM, both the sound and general appearance of the range have seen significant improvement. While the double-decoupled dome equipped by CM was arguably one of the best tweeter advances of its time, Bowers & Wilkins have trickled down technology from their flagship Diamond series in the high-frequency driver of the new 700 range to enhance this outstanding sound quality while sitting it at a more accessible price-point. While the Diamond range tweeter uses a synthetic diamond coating design, the 700 series features a state-of-the-art carbon dome variant of this, specifically designed for the 700 models. This design allows for a highly rigid yet lightweight tweeter construction, resulting in a life-like and detailed high-frequency response, spread across a gloriously vast and accurate stereo image.

One immediately noticeable difference is the replacement of Bowers & Wilkins' signature yellow Kevlar mid/bass units with a silver shaded 'Continuum' woofer. Kevlar is a great material, highly rigid and extremely light, meaning that vast amounts of air can be pushed at speed with precision and accuracy to result in a punchy and dynamic sound. Bowers & Wilkins' state-of-the-art Continuum material follows this basic principle but vastly improves upon these characteristics to form a faster, more rigid, better-sounding bass/midrange response than was previously possible. This technology was first developed and implemented in the company's flagship 800 diamond series. The larger three-way models in the 700 series make use of intelligent aerofoil profile bass cones for tighter, clearer and more engaging bass response. 

All of this intricate and highly developed technology is embodied within elegant, beautifully finished cabinets that are reminiscent of their predecessors in the CM series, but also feature new aesthetic details such as trim rings, tweeter bodies and tweeter grille mesh structures. The 700 S3 series is available in gloss black, satin white and mocha. 

 Technical features Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
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 ø130mm (5 in) Continuum cone FST midrange
2x ø130mm (5 in) Aerofoil profile bass 
 Frequency range -6dB at 43Hz and 33kHz 
 Frequency response 48Hz - 28kHz ±3dB 
 Sensitivity 88dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m) 
 Harmonic distortion 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
<1% 100Hz - 22kHz
<0.5% 300Hz - 20kHz 
Nominal impedance  8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω) 
                    Recommended amplifier power                    30W - 150W into 8Ω on unclipped programme 
Dimensions   Height: 925mm (36.4 in) cabinet only
959mm (37.8 in) including plinth
Width: 165mm (6.5 in) cabinet only
252mm (9.9 in) including plinth
Depth: 255mm (10in) cabinet only
277mm (10.9 in) inc. grille and terminals
298mm (11.7 in) inc 
Net weight   18.5kg (41 lb) 
Finishes Cabinet Rosenut
Gloss Black
Satin White
Grille Black 
Grey (Satin White only)

 

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

Certain manufacturers disallow mail order for their products, however a local delivery may be possible.

We offer a local delivery service for a large number of our products. After your order has been placed, a member of the Hifi Gear team will contact you to arrange a convenient date and time for your local, personal delivery.

 

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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