705 S3 Signature

The 705 S3 Signature is expertly engineered to deliver sonic brilliance in a more compact form.

Crafted. Honed. Perfected.

Featuring optimized technology from our most advanced loudspeakers, as well as our proprietary Continuum mid-bass drive unit and Tweeter-on-Top, the 705 S3 Signature utilizes an upgraded mid-bass motor system, improved capacitors, revised speaker terminals, plus a more open tweeter grille mesh, as developed for our 800 Series Signature loudspeakers.

Crafted

We are inventors, pioneers and innovators, continuously developing technologies and products that raise the bar for audio excellence. Bowers & Wilkins engineers craft our 700 Series Signature models with the same care and precision that all our category-defining audio systems are renowned for. The results, however, are unique.

Honed

Built on the foundations of our most advanced technologies, we carefully optimize our 700 Series Signature models to reflect the latest developments in audio excellence. The small details can make the biggest difference – and these are the ones we pay close attention to fine-tuning.

Perfected

We’re passionate about providing the best, truest listening experience we can. Our 700 Series Signature models draw from this lifelong goal and offer a pinnacle in performance and design. We’ve evolved these loudspeakers to optimum heights. This is the best of our best.

Size & weight
Net weight
10.35 kg (22.8 lbs)
Dimensions
Height: 345mm (13.6in) cabinet only
413mm (16.3in) including tweeter
Width: 192mm (7.6in) cabinet only
Depth: 297mm (11.7in) cabinet only
337mm (13.3in) including grille and terminals

Technical Details
Drive units
1x ø25mm (1in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency
1x ø165mm (6.5in) Continuum cone bass / midrange
Frequency range
-6dB 45Hz - 33kHz
Frequency response
50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB
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
Sensitivity
88dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
Technical features
Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum™ cone bass / midrange
Flowport™
Description
2-way vented-box system
Max recommended cable impedance
0.1Ω

Finishes
Cabinet finishes
Datuk Gloss
Midnight Blue Metallic
Grille finishes
Black