Description
The Bowers & Wilkins B&W 705 S3 uncompromising two-way speaker reveals subtle nuances in music others miss. Its high-performance features include a solid body Tweeter-on-Top design borrowed from the 800 Series Diamond.
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 aluminium to better resist resonance.
Sharper detail
Carbon Dome tweeters are purpose-built for the 700 Series. Delivering a dramatic improvement on the aluminium 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.
Specifications
Weight and 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
Technical features
-Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
-Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
-Continuum™ cone bass / midrange
-Flowport™
-Max recommended cable impedance: 0.1Ω
-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
-Frequency response: 50Hz – 28kHz ±3dB
-Sensitivity: 88dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
-Harmonic distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis), <1% 100Hz – 22kHz, <0.5% 150Hz – 20kHz
-Nominal impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)
-Recommended amplifier power: 30W – 120W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Finishes
Cabinet finishes
-Gloss Black
-Satin White
-Mocha
Grille finishes
-Black
-Grey (Satin White only)
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