Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 Bookshelf Speaker

Description

705 S3

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.

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

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

Drive units

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency

1x ø165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone bass / midrange

Frequency range – 45Hz and 33kHz