Bowers & Wilkins 600 S3 Series Speakers
Bowers & Wilkins presents the new generation of the popular 600 S3 series speakers, which draw on three decades of experience in creating a reference standard for affordable high-quality audio systems. This is the eighth generation of one of the most well-known Hi-Fi lines, receiving the most extensive update in the history of the Series 600.
Features:
- Type: Bookshelf speaker system
- Driver type: Dynamic
- Acoustic emission: Monopolar
- Frequency response: 52 Hz – 28 kHz
- Sensitivity: 88 dB
- Tweeter: 25mm titanium dome
- Mid/Bass driver: 165mm Continuum diaphragm
The new titanium dome tweeter adds resolution and refinement to the sound. Bowers & Wilkins designs and manufactures all key components of their speaker systems and incorporates innovative technologies over time. This approach is continued in the new models of the 600 S3 series, which feature many enhancements in all aspects of their acoustic characteristics. Many of the new components are borrowed from the 700 S3 series and integrated into the redesigned and improved cabinet construction.
The most significant innovation in the 600 S3 series is the titanium dome tweeter technology. Its construction consists of two parts, with an ultra-thin, lightweight, yet rigid primary dome 25 microns thick reinforced by a second titanium ring 30 microns thick. This double dome is placed in a significantly elongated loading tube system, the design of which is inspired by the recently introduced 700 S3 series.
The longer loading tube lowers the resonance frequency of the cavity behind the dome and leads to a more open sound that is less affected by the cabinet where the tweeter is housed. Additionally, the new titanium dome is surrounded by a mounting plate similar to the tweeter in the 700 S3 series - to improve sound dispersion, and has a more open design for the tweeter grille, borrowed from the recently introduced 800 Signature series. This combination of new technologies ensures that the tweeter provides smoother and more refined sound without sacrificing resolution or detail.
Bowers & Wilkins' signature Continuum diaphragms are still present in the design of the midrange and mid/bass drivers of the new 600 S3 series, with the addition of more powerful magnetic systems from the 700 S3 series with low distortion levels. The low-frequency drivers with paper diaphragms in the floor-standing model 603 S3 are now also equipped with drivers from the 703 S3 series. The crossovers are also updated by including high-quality, upgraded bypass capacitors like the 700 S3 series, providing higher resolution and transparency in sound.
Package includes:
- 2 x Bookshelf speakers
- Documentation