Loudspeakers
Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Signature Series Floor Standing Speakers
£7,000.00
Crafted. Honed. Perfected.
Engineered for pristine studio-quality sound at home, the 702 S3 Signature utilises upgraded midrange and low-frequency motor systems, improved capacitors, revised speaker terminals, plus a more open tweeter grille mesh, as developed for the 800 Series Signature loudspeakers.
Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange
Decoupled midrange
Aerofoil™ Profile bass cones
Flowport™
Sold as a pair
Description
Description
Why we install Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Signature Series Floor Standing Speakers
The 702 S3 Signature is the Bowers & Wilkins floorstander we tend to consider when a room deserves a serious two-channel system, or when the front left and right speakers in a cinema need to carry music with equal confidence. In a typical Bath listening room or media space, it suits clients who want the scale of a floorstanding speaker without stepping into the physical and financial commitment of the 800 Series. We would usually pair it with capable, current-rich amplification, a high-quality streamer or turntable front end, and, in cinema installations, a matching Bowers & Wilkins centre speaker so the front soundstage remains coherent. Setup matters: these speakers benefit from careful positioning away from boundaries, measured toe-in, proper spike adjustment and a room calibration that respects their natural balance rather than flattening the life out of them. Compared with the smaller 700 Series floorstanders, the 702 S3 Signature is the choice when the room has enough volume and listening distance to let it breathe; if the space is tighter, we may step down to keep bass and imaging under better control. Hidden Home Technology can demonstrate how the 702 S3 Signature behaves with different amplifiers and room layouts at our Bath showroom.
Crafted
Bowers & Wilkins are inventors, pioneers and innovators, continuously developing technologies and products that raise the bar for audio excellence. Bowers & Wilkins engineers craft our 700 Series Signature models with the same care and precision that all their category-defining audio systems are renowned for. The results, however, are unique.
Honed
Built on the foundations of their most advanced technologies, Bowers & Wilkins carefully optimise the 700 Series Signature models to reflect the latest developments in audio excellence. The small details can make the biggest difference – and these are the ones Bowers & Wilkins pay close attention to fine-tuning.
Perfected
Bowers & Wilkins are passionate about providing the best, truest listening experience they can. The 700 Series Signature models draw from this lifelong goal and offer a pinnacle in performance and design. Bowers & Wilkins have evolved these loudspeakers to optimum heights.
Specification
Weight: 35.26kg
Height: 1010mm (cabinet only)
1138mm (including tweeter and plinth)
Width: 192mm (cabinet only)
290mm (including plinth)
Depth: 354mm (cabinet only)
391mm (including grille and terminals)
410mm (including plinth)
Technical Details
Drive units: 1x ø25mm (1") Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency
1x ø150mm (6") Continuum cone FST midrange
3x ø165mm (6.5") Aerofoil Profile bass
Frequency range: -6dB 28Hz - 33kHz
Frequency response: 46Hz - 28kHz ±3dB
Harmonic Distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis)
<1% 86Hz - 28kHz
<0.5% 110Hz - 20kHz
Nominal Impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω)
Recommended amplifier power: 30W - 300W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Sensitivity: 90dB
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
Max recommended cable impedance: 0.1Ω
Finish
Cabinet: Midnight Blue Metallic
Grille: Black
Warranty
Manufacturer's Warranty*: 5 years












