Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 Stand Mount Speaker Pair

The Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 has undergone a major upgrade over the previous S2 version with improved aesthetics and a massive step up in sonic performance. 705 S3’s Carbon Dome tweeter is housed in a Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top enclosure evolved from the latest generation of 800 Series Diamond. That joins a new and subtly curved baffle endowed with an all-new ‘pod’ housing for its Continuum Cone bass/midrange driver.

 

Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 Features and Specifications:

Improvements over 705 “S2”

• Narrower cabinet
• Curved baffle with protruding drivers
• Anodised solid body tweeter-on-top with improved decoupling
• Improved terminal tray
• Curved leg & gloss base (black version) on stand
• Upgraded motors, chassis and crossover

Technical features

• Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
• Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
• Continuum™ cone bass / midrange
• Flowport™

Description 2-way

• vented-box system

Drive units

• 1x ø25mm (1in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency
• 1x ø165mm (6.5in) Continuum cone Bass / midrange

Frequency range

• 45Hz to 33kHz

Frequency response (+/-3dB from reference axis)

• 50Hz – 28kHz

Sensitivity (on axis at 2.83Vrms at 1m)

• 88dB

Harmonic distortion

• 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis)
• <1% 100Hz – 22kHz
• <0.5% 150Hz – 20kHz

Nominal impedance

• 8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω

Recommended amplifier power

• 30W – 120W into 8Ω on unclipped programme

Max. recommended cable impedance

• 0.1Ω

Dimensions

Height:

• 345mm (13.6in) cabinet only
• 413mm (16.3in) including tweeter

Width:

• 192mm (7.6in) cabinet only

Depth:

• 297mm (11.7in) cabinet only
• 337mm (13.3in) including grille and terminals

Net weight

• 9.6kg (21.1lbs)

Finishes Cabinet:

• Gloss black
• Satin white
• Mocha
• Rosenut

Grille:

• Black
• Grey (Satin White only)

FS 700 S3 Stands:

• Available as an optional extra $1,399 in silver or black