B&W unveils 700 S3 Signature Series

Bowers & Wilkins has launched its 700 S3 Signature vary comprising the 702 S3 Signature floorstander, the 705 S3 Signature standmount and the HTM71 S3 Signature centre for residence cinemas.

The firm explains that it solely makes use of the Signature title for: “the uncommon and radically upgraded variations” of its typical loudspeakers and applied sciences. Since the model was based in 1966, solely eight sequence of loudspeaker have carried the distinguished Signature mark – a mirrored image of its status.

The 702 S3 Signature is a three-way floorstander with a 25mm Carbon Dome tweeter, housed in a decoupled Tweeter-on-Top aluminium enclosure enhanced with the addition of a brand new protecting tweeter grille mesh derived from the 800 Series Signature fashions, launched in 2023. The 150mm decoupled Continuum Cone FST midrange drive unit – full with its Biomimetic Suspension was designed to scale back undesirable coloration emanating from behind the drive unit in a bid to make sure: “clear, easy perception into the midrange and an open, spacious sound”.

The 702 S3 Signature additionally contains three 165mm Aerofoil Profile bass drivers full with upgraded drive-unit suspensions (or ‘spiders’) designed to assist enhance bass readability and advantages from upgrades to its crossover aimed toward additional rising transparency, with new and upgraded Mundorf capacitors, improved inductors and revised bypass capacitors. Sensitivity is quoted as 90dB with 8ohm nominal impedance. Additionally, it contains new and upgraded speaker terminal posts that includes high-quality brass cores.

B&W says the 705 S3 Signature: “brings new requirements of efficiency and functionality in a smaller, extra room-friendly type issue”. As with the bigger 702 S3 Signature, the 705 S3 Signature standmount contains the identical 25mm high-frequency driver with an all-new tweeter grille mesh for extra openness and transparency. An upgraded crossover with new capacitors and resistors, and rearranged bypass capacitors are additionally included. It shares the improved speaker terminals from the 702 S3 Signature and likewise contains an all-new drive-unit suspension(or spider) for its 165mm mid/bass drive unit.

All fashions can be found in two unique Signature finishes, complemented by distinctive figuring out Signature emblem plates on their rear panels. The Midnight Blue Metallic paint is similar as that provided on the corporate’s Nautilus loudspeaker and the 800 Series Signature fashions. Alternatively, all three loudspeakers might be bought in a Datuk Gloss wooden veneer. All finishes function gold trims to their drive models and tweeter housings.

The floorstanding 702 S3 Signature loudspeaker is priced at £7,000 per pair whereas the 705 S3 Signature standmount will set you again £3,400.

Available to purchase now, you could find out extra about Bowers & Wilkins 700 S3 Signature Series right here .

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May 20, 2024 at 11:55AM