Description
Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 S3 Centre Speaker
Get uncompromising vocal performance from the Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 S3 Centre Speaker. The HTM71 S3 now features Tweeter-on-Top technology, ensuring perfect integration with similarly equipped 700 Series models in a surround sound system.
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Features
- 1x 25mm (1in) Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter, Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing
- 1x 130mm (5in) Continuum cone FST midrange
- 2x 130mm (5in) Aerofoil Profile bass cones
- 3-way vented-box system with Flowport
- Frequency range: 45Hz to 33kHz
- Frequency response: 50Hz – 28kHz (+/- 3dB from reference axis)
- Sensitivity: 89dB spl (on axis at 2.83V at 1m)
- Harmonic distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
<1% 90Hz – 22kHz
<0.5% 130Hz – 20kH - Nominal impedance:8ohms (minimum 3ohms)
- Recommended amplifier power: 30W – 200W into 8ohms on unclipped programme
A house for high frequencies
The 700 Series features the latest generation of their 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 behaviour 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
The Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 S3 Centre Speaker is 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: 165 mm cabinet only 233 mm including tweeter Width: 628 mm cabinet only Depth: 318 mm cabinet only 356 mm including grille and terminals |
| Net weight | 17.45kg |
Technical details
| Technical features | Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange Aerofoil™ Profile bass cones Flowport™ |
| Description | 3-way vented-box system |
| Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency 1x ø130mm (5 in) Continuum cone FST midrange 2x ø130mm (5 in) Aerofoil Profile bass |
| Frequency range | 45Hz – 33kHz |
| Frequency response | 50Hz – 28kHz ±3dB |
| Sensitivity | 89dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis) <1% 90Hz – 22kHz <0.5% 120Hz – 20kHz |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω) |
| Recommended amplifier power | 30W – 200W 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) |
