Loudspeakers
Bowers & Wilkins – 705 S3 SIGNATURE – Standmount Speakers
£3,400.00
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.
* Stand(s) not included.
Description
Description
Featuring optimised technology from our most advanced loudspeakers, as well as our proprietary Continuum mid-bass drive unit and Tweeter-on-Top, the 705 S3 Signature utilises an upgraded mid-bass motor system, improved capacitors, revised speaker terminals, plus a more open tweeter grille mesh, as developed for our 800 Series Signature loudspeakers.
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.
- Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
- Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
- Continuum™ cone bass / midrange
- Flowport™
Specification
Weight: 10.35kg
Height: 345mm (cabinet only)
413mm (including tweeter)
Width: 192mm (cabinet only)
Depth: 297mm (cabinet only)
337mm (including grille and terminals)
Technical Details
Drive units: 1x ø25mm (1in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency
1x ø165mm (6.5in) Continuum cone bass / midrange
Frequency range: -6dB 45Hz - 33kHz
Frequency response: 50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB
Harmonic Distortion (90dB, 1m on axis): 2nd and 3rd harmonics
<1% 100Hz - 22kHz
<0.5% 150Hz - 20kHz
Nominal Impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)
Recommended amplifier power: 30W - 120W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Sensitivity: 88dB pl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
Technical features: Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum™ cone bass / midrange
Flowport™
Description: 2-way vented-box system
Max recommended cable impedance: 0.1Ω
Finish
Cabinet: Midnight Blue Metallic
Grille: Black
Warranty
Manufacturer's Warranty*: 5 years








