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Bowers & Wilkins Serie 700 S3, zoom on the B&W 705 S3, B&W 706 S3 and B&W 707 S3 bookshelf speakers…

Return, as announced yesterday, to the Bowers & Wilkins Serie 700 S3 speaker series unveiled by the British manufacturer last fall for a detailed presentation of its references. After a zoom on the floorstanding models (see our Bowers & Wilkins Serie 700 S3 news, increasingly close to the Serie 800…), place the three bookshelf speakers B&W 705 S3, B&W 705 S3 and B&W 705 S3.

The Bowers & Wilkins Serie 700 S3 Hi-Fi and Home Cinema speaker series, as a whole, benefits from multiple developments, starting with narrower cabinets and fronts with curved lines (to reduce edge effects).

B&W 705 S3, B&W 706 S3 and B&W 707 S3, three bookshelf speakers Like the columns, the B&W 705 S3, B&W 706 S3 (see photo above) and B&W 707 S3 bookshelf speakers accommodate midrange drivers equipped with an FST Continuum membrane. On the other hand, only the 705 S3 benefits from a tweeter in On-Top configuration (see photo at the bottom of this news), i.e. decoupled from the speaker. Decoupled or recessed in the chassis, this tweeter is new: elongated aluminum block to reduce distortion for greater speed and double fixing (compared to just one). The dome is still in carbon.

B&W 705 S3, B&W 706 S3 and B&W 707 S3, the rest of the specifications

Finally, for its Series 700 speakers, B&W has selected more efficient filters with specific bypass capacitors from Mundorf. As you can see, these are numerous borrowings from the 800 series. The rest of the technical characteristics of the B&W 705 S3, B&W 706 S3 and B&W 707 S3 (see photo above and below) can be discovered in detail. exhaustive below.

Available immediately in black or gray colors for the grilles, lacquered black, satin white, light wood or mocha. Indicative prices: €3,000 for a pair of B&W Serie 705 S3, €2,000 for a pair of B&W Serie 706 S3, €2,000 for a pair of B&W Serie 707 S3.

Reminder of the key characteristics of the Bowers & Wilkins Serie 707:S3:

• Type: 2-way speaker

• Midrange: FST Continnum 13 cm

• Tweeter: 25 mm carbon dome

• Load: bass-reflex

• Non-magnetic: yes

• Sensitivity: 84 dB

• Impedance: 8 ohms

• Bandwidth: 45 Hz-33 KHz

• Cabinet dimensions (L x D x H, mm): 165 x 284 x 300

• Max/peak admissible power: 30 W/100 W

• Unit net weight: 6.2 kg (the unit)

Reminder of the key characteristics of the Bowers & Wilkins Serie 706:S3:

• Type: 2-way speaker

• Midrange: FST Continnum 16.5 cm

• Tweeter: carbon dome 25 mm

• Load: bass-reflex

• Non-magnetic: yes

• Sensitivity: 88 dB

• Impedance: 8 ohms

• Bandwidth: 45 Hz-33 KHz

• Cabinet dimensions (L x D x H, mm): 192 x 334 x 345

• Max/peak admissible power: 30 W/120 W

• Unit net weight: 8. 42 kg (unit)

Reminder of the key characteristics of the Bowers & Wilkins Serie 705:S3:

• Type: 2-way speaker

• Midrange: FST Continnum 16.5 cm

• Tweeter: decoupled dome carbon 25 mm

• Load: bass-reflex

• Non-magnetic: yes

• Sensitivity: 88 dB

• Impedance: 8 ohms

• Bandwidth: 45 Hz- 33 KHz

• Cabinet dimensions (L x D x H, mm): 192 x 337 x 413

• Max/peak admissible power: 30 W/120 W

• Net unit weight: 9 .6 kg (unit)

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