Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 Bookshelf Speaker (pair) - Bowers & Wilkins

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.

Experience the detail
This uncompromising two-way speaker reveals subtle nuances in music others miss. Its high-performance features include a solid body Tweeter-on-Top design borrowed from the 800 Series Diamond.

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 aluminum to better resist resonance.

Sharper detail
Carbon Dome tweeters are purpose-built for the 700 Series. Delivering a dramatic improvement on the aluminum 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 the abrupt transitions in behavior 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.

Specifications:

Size & weight

• Dimensions
• Height: 345mm (13.6 in) cabinet only, 413mm (16.3 in) including tweeter
• Width: 192mm (7.6 in) cabinet only
• Depth: 297mm (11.7 in) cabinet only, 337mm (13.3 in) including grille and terminals
• Net weight: 9.58kg (21.1 lb)

Technical details

• Technical features
• Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
• Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
• Continuum™ cone bass / midrange
• Flowport™
• Description: 2-way vented-box system
• Frequency range: 45Hz and 33kHz
• Sensitivity: 88dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
• Nominal impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)
• Max recommended cable impedance: 0.1Ω
• Drive units: 1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency, 1x ø165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone bass / midrange
• Frequency response: 50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB
• Harmonic distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis) <1% 100Hz - 22kHz, <0.5% 150Hz - 20kHz
• Recommended amplifier power: 30W - 120W into 8Ω on unclipped program

Finishes

• Cabinet finishes: Gloss Black, Satin White, Mocha
• Grille finishes: Black, Grey (Satin White only)

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