The Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series consists of eight models: floorstanding, bookshelf, and center channel speakers that are the best-sounding and most elegant in their class. The 700 Series incorporates many of the most advanced technologies borrowed from our flagship 800 Diamond Series, trusted by many of the most famous recording studios worldwide. The new 700 Series brings studio-quality sound into the home in the form of elegant, high-quality models that cater to any preference and fit any interior.
Features:
- Narrower cabinet;
- Top-mounted tweeter in a solid enclosure;
- Curved front panel with protruding driver pod;
- Continuum material diaphragm with FST suspension and Aerofoil profile;
- Flowport bass reflex port;
- Enhanced terminal plate;
- Upgraded magnetic systems, chassis, and crossovers;
- Amplifier power: from 30 to 120 watts;
- Bi-wire terminals.
The new 700 Series continues Bowers & Wilkins' policy of implementing concepts and technologies inherited from their flagship line. Extensive research over three years has transformed almost every element of the new series, from cabinet construction, drivers, and finishes to key acoustic and mechanical improvements.
Beautiful design, premium details
For the first time in the 700 Series, slimmer cabinets with smoothly curved front panels and drivers installed in external "pods" have been introduced in the new lineup, forming a direct visual and technical parallel to the 800 Diamond Series. This shape significantly reduces the impact of the front panel on sound quality, minimizing diffraction effects on the cabinet. As a result, the new series acoustically "disappears" better than ever, allowing you to focus solely on the music, not the cabinet resonance.
The new cabinet shapes are not only more elegant than before – they are also available in a brand-new Mocha finish, a beautiful, grained wood finish that perfectly complements the updated proportions and premium details of the new 700 Series speaker cabinets. Mocha joins the previously offered Gloss Black and Satin White finishes, forming a three-component range for most markets worldwide.
Enhanced drivers, new acoustic shapes
Taking a significant step forward in acoustic characteristics, Bowers & Wilkins now offers their iconic tweeter technology in a solid enclosure in four models of the new 700 Series, representing half of the entire lineup.
In addition to these mechanical improvements, the tweeter dome retains the characteristics of Bowers & Wilkins' Carbon Dome model with a first resonance frequency of 47 kHz, combined with improved ventilated voice coils and new magnets.
The 705 S3 features patented Bowers & Wilkins technologies for midrange drivers, including vibration isolation for the entire midrange unit, an aluminum driver chassis with tuned mass dampers to reduce resonances, fixed suspension FST diaphragm, and, of course, the renowned Continuum material for astonishingly transparent midrange sound.
The 705 S3 has also been enhanced with new magnetic systems and improved chassis for cleaner sound. The driver diaphragm utilizes the latest generation Aerofoil technology from Bowers & Wilkins, based on a composite "sandwich" of materials with a carefully shaped variable profile aimed at achieving cleaner, distortion-free bass.
Optimization for sound quality improvement
To provide these drivers with the best platform for success, the new 700 Series introduces upgraded speaker terminals based on the 800 Series, featuring stronger contacts better suited for use with spade connectors. Audio signals pass through carefully upgraded crossovers, which continue to use audiophile Mundorf capacitors supplemented by several bypass capacitors. Heat sink radiators for the crossovers have also been improved to achieve even cleaner sound.
All models in the lineup feature updated large-diameter bass reflex ports, providing greater bandwidth for a more expansive and spatial sound. The 705 S3 comes with extra durable M6 spikes.
Package includes:
- Speakers - 2 pcs;
- Documentation.