Customer Ratings & Reviews

After researching these speakers near to death, I had concerns about these speakers as reviews of their cousins showed a frequency response curve that was not linear. In the audiophile world a linear response curve is the “holy grail”. Speakers that lean forward from a “neutral” sound are considered by many an audiophile have a defect of sorts and to cause “listener fatigue”. These speakers are a bit forward, but that seems to be just part of the B & W design and is seen on the 800 series as well. It seems to be a bit of a British thing. The bottom line is that while measurements are useful, ultimately it comes down to the type of music you listen to and how a set of speakers sounds to you. By the way some of the peaks can be tamed with room correction software (e.g Audyssey), although many a audiophile might consider this a sin as well. I had some initial doubts about changing out my Paradigms Mellenia 300s (not the best Paradigm has to offer to be sure) for these Speakers. Is there really going to be a difference when I take them home and listen to them in a realistic imperfect acoustical environment? The answer is yes! The difference is remarkable! It’s rather like discovering music all over again. I am hearing new sounds and the imaging is stellar. After hours of listening, I find the phenomena of “listener fatigue” to be nonexistent. These are just really nice sounding speakers!

I bought in the new 702 S2. I noticed that the middle range of the speaker and the bass is little better. However, the tweeter is strident, I notice some noise and lacking sweetness... Which kills the speaker All. I've heard the speaker 702 S2 with an Amp Marantz, Amp Accuphase and Hegel H360 and there's the same problem. The tweeter is Harsh and grueling. It has extension, only with cello or violin. I already had CM8, CM9, CM10 S2 and now 702 S2, I am disappointed with the tweeter that turns out to be tiring. There is also a site that considers the same problem !! The site is: http://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/bowers-wilkins-702-s2 Who has the Cm10 S2 in my opinion is not worth the change ... More balanced the Cm10 S2. And as i sad: I am disappointed with the tweeter of the 702 S2 that turns out to be tiring. ... Which kills the speaker All…

Actually, jaw dropping ...the guy next to me and I turned to each other, all we could do is smile .. he was a sound technician on tour with Stevie Wonder .me I'm just a punk but this most stunning image I have ever seen in my life

I purchased them about 45 days ago, as a replacement of a pair of Energy Veritas 2.4 which are magnificent and have been my speakers for almost 20 years. Initial impression of the B&Ws was not great, but I decided that they needed to be burned in. Sadly, they have not improved and continue to annoy me. Their main issue is the heavy emphasis on the high frequencies, to the point that some soprano arias which have sounded gorgeous on the Veritas now sound downright shrill on the B&Ws. I almost can't bear to listen to some of my favorite vocal pieces. Orchestras sound better, still inferior to the Veritas. I expected much better, and sadly now have to live with them for some time. FYI, the amplifier I am using is a 200W B&K unit which has served me well for a long time. Speakers are bi-wired.

These are very good speakers at their price point. I auditioned them at a Magnolia and even though they weren't being driven by the best electronics they sounded very good. The problem is that for virtually the same money I also auditioned the Revel Performa 3 F208's and they were in an entirely different league.

I bought these 702 S2's to replace a pair of CM 6 B&Ws I've had for about 5 years that were bought used. The 702s are remarkably clear with no distortion. I'm driving them with a Marantz 6011 in a den set up for 7.2.1 Atmos surround consisting mostly of other B&W speakers. The Marantz has no issues driving the room even with these new speakers in the mix. I performed the Audyssey calibration for the system during installation. A lot of my audio is sourced from an LG OLED C9 4K set using Spotify to the Marantz in stereo playback or programs from Hulu or Netflix. I also play SACDs from an Oppo 4K disc player thru the Marantz. In all scenarios these speakers are extraordinary. Clean sound that makes you think you're in the recording studio, Very solid construction with clean corners on the rosenut veneer. Each speaker comes with a gloss black plinth and spikes for carpet floors or urethane pads for resilient flooring - be sure to use them for best results and for stability. These speakers are an investment, but they really sound great.