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Bowers & Wilkins - 704 S3 Floorstanding Speaker with 1" Tweeter and Two 5" Bass drivers (Each) - Gloss Black

Model: 704S3GlossBlack
SKU: 6517796
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Customers regard the 704 S3 Floorstanding Speaker highly for its sound quality. Many users express satisfaction with the audio performance. There are no cons mentioned for this product.

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Features
  • Carbon Dome Tweeter

    Carbon Dome tweeters deliver a dramatic improvementon the aluminium double dome tweeter, raising the breakup threshold to 47kHz, for pinpoint imaging accuracy and detail. The closest performance to our Diamond Dome Tweeters.

  • Continuum Cone

    Continuum is a woven composite that blends control with flexibility. The result is breathtaking clarity. Hear voices, guitars and bass instruments with precision and transparency.

  • Biomimetic Suspension

    Biomimetic Suspension revolutionises midrange cone performance by greatly reducing the unwanted air pressure and coloration that a conventional fabric spider can generate. The result? Midrange transparency you wouldn’t believe possible.

  • Decoupled Midrange

    The Continuum midrange driver is mounted on a shock absorber, ensuring minimal interference from the operation of the loudspeaker’s bass drivers. Less noise means greater clarity.

  • Aerofoil Bass

    Advanced computer modeling carbon fiber and a syntactic core are used to produce a cone with maximum stiffness where it’s needed most. This optimised shape means the cone displays pistonic behaviour further up the audible range, producing precise, controlled and utterly lifelike bass.

  • Curved Baffle

    This allows the midrange and bass drivers to be located in individual housings that sit proud of the speaker baffle. When combined with the curvature of the structure, this new approach reduces the audible impact of the cabinet, creating a cleaner, more open and more immersive sound.

  • Finishes

    This model is available in Gloss Black, Mocha and Satin White.

  • Magnetic Grills

    Each model includes magnetic speaker grills.

  • Step up from 704S3

    Looking for a performance step up? The 703 S3 offers our Solid Body Tweeter housing on top of the cabinet for a more holographic sound. Bass drivers increase in size to 6.5" for greater bass power and weight.

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Specifications
  • Speaker Type
    Floorstanding
    RMS Power
    150 watts
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Reviews

Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 18 reviews

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Customers are sayingCustomers regard the 704 S3 Floorstanding Speaker highly for its sound quality. Many users express satisfaction with the audio performance. There are no cons mentioned for this product.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
  • Sound Quality (16)
  • Bass (3)

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my speakers

    These speakers are amongst the finest value for money that I have ever listened to. Detailed and accurate sounds are synonymous with Bowers and Wilkins, Best Buy made this purchase a very easy one for me.

    Posted by RichardK

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Sounding Towers

    I originally walked into the store expecting to get an SVS Sub and Klipsch Towers/Center Channel. I made the mistake of bringing the wife with me and walking into the demo room... She loved the B&W towers look and size, plus the sound was head and shoulders clearer than everything else in the room.

    This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - 704 S3 Floorstanding Speaker with 1" Tweeter and Two 5" Bass drivers (Each) - White

    Posted by Jared

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bowers & Wilkins 704 S3

    I bought a pair of Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series Floor standing Speakers. They were the 704 S3 Speaker which has two 6 1/2" Bass drivers & one 1" Tweeter. I made four trips to Best Buy Clearwater. I connected my cell phone to the audio equip in the listening room and selected diverse types of music from YouTube female vocalists to symphonies and compared the sound from all of the speakers in the room to the B&W 704 S43. On each trip there was a different staff member present. It was unanimous on every trip, the B&W 704 S3 was the best sounding speaker in the room. I highly recommend a trip to BestBuy to go check them out for yourself.

    Posted by Richard

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    B&W S3 704's - They sound great in medium room

    These speakers are excellent. I had tested them versus the larger speakers in the S3 700 line. They definitely sound different, but I didn't think inferior and in my apartment they soundgreat. Very crisp highs with that very detailed high-frequency sound definition, and I thought the base was fuller than on the larger speakers. Unless you have a huge room, these are excellent speakers

    Posted by GeekSquadWorthless

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bowers & Wilkins floor standing speakers

    The Bowers & Wilkins 704's are amazing! Rich bass, crisp clear mid & top tones. Very realistic sound. Extremely happy with these speakers!

    Posted by StevenS

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Questions & Answers
  • Which amplifier will provide sufficient power for optimal performance of these 704 speakers at a reasonable cost? Can the Arcam A25, PA240, or Marantz MM7025 fulfill this requirement? TIA!

    Hi Kent- All of those amplifiers will have sufficient power for 704S3.

    Answered by Bowers & Wilkins Team
    Bowers & Wilkins Team response
  • How many bass drivers does the speaker have?

    This speaker has two 5-inch bass drivers.

    This question and answer was generated by AI based on customer and product data.
  • What is the maximum frequency response of the speaker?

    The maximum frequency response of the speaker is 33 kilohertz.

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  • What is the sensitivity of the speaker?

    The sensitivity of the speaker is 88 decibels.

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  • Can the speaker be used outdoors?

    This speaker is designed for indoor use.

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