Description
Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Tower Speaker
Goosebumps guaranteed with the Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Tower Speaker. The flagship, the 702 S3, is a state-of-the-art tower speaker that defines new standards for performance in its class. If you want the best, this is it.
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Review
“The technological advancements of the latest S3 version of Bowers & Wilkins’ well-respected 702 take this model into a new league, where it offers a good deal of the performance of the company’s top-flight 800 Series Diamond at a much more affordable price. Its studio monitor-style presentation means you’re not in for a cosy and cosseting musical ride, but it never strays into the ‘brutally frank’ school of over-analytical reproduction that sucks the joy out of listening. Instead, no matter what you play, it does the music proud” stereonet
Features
- 1 x 1″ Decoupled Carbon Dome Tweeter
- 1 x 6″ Continuum Cone FST Midrange
- 3 x 6.5″ Aerofoil Profile Woofers
- 46 to 28 kHz Frequency Response
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.
Clean and clear
Every three-way loudspeaker in the new 700 Series has a dedicated midrange cone using four key Bowers & Wilkins technologies: the Continuum cone, FST™, Biomimetic Suspension and midrange decoupling, the latter ensuring minimal interference from the operation of the loudspeaker’s bass drivers.
A triumph of science
Developed using advanced computer modelling techniques, the Aerofoil™ Profile bass cone has variable thickness, providing stiffness and rigidity where it’s needed most. The result: deep and dynamic bass.
Specifications
Size & weight
| Dimensions | Height: 1010 mm (39.8 in) cabinet only 1138 mm (44.8 in) including tweeter and plinth Width: 192 mm (7.6 in) cabinet only 290 mm (11.4 in) including plinth Depth: 354 mm (13.9 in) cabinet only 391 mm (15.4 in) including grille and terminals 410 mm (16.1 in) including plinth |
| Net weight | 33.46kg (73.8 lb) |
Technical details
| 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 |
| Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency 1x ø150mm (6 in) Continuum cone FST midrange 3x ø165mm (6.5 in) Aerofoil Profile bass |
| Frequency range | 28Hz to 33kHz |
| Frequency response | 46Hz – 28kHz ±3dB |
| Sensitivity | 90dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m) |
| 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 |
| Max recommended cable impedance | 0.1Ω |
Finishes
| Cabinet finishes | Gloss Black Satin White Mocha |
| Grille finishes | Black Grey (Satin White only) |
