Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo User Manual

WIRED FIDELITY,

WIRELESSLY*.

Introducing Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo – the ﬁ rst wireless speakers that live up to

the exacting audiophile standards of Bowers & Wilkins. Each one features our patented,

Carbon Dome, tweeter-on-top technology for crystal clear highs, and the same innovative

Continuum cone driver found on our industry-deﬁ ning 800 Series Diamond speakers.

When coupled with our exclusive Formation® Wireless Technology that produces an

immersive, seamless, high-ﬁ delity soundstage, we are redeﬁ ning “wireless audio” – true

to our groundbreaking heritage. Formation Duo is wired ﬁ delity, wirelessly* – and why

we like to think that they are the Highest Form of Sound™.

*Fidelity refers to Superlative Bowers & Wilkins Sound.

Model Formation Duo

Description Wireless High Performance Speaker System

Technical features Apple

Spotify

AirPlay 2® technology

Connect Roon Ready Bluetooth In Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Digital ampliﬁer Dynamic EQ

Drive units 1x ø25mm (1 in) Carbon dome high-frequency

1x ø165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone bass midrange

Frequency response 25Hz to 33kHz

Ampliﬁer power output 2 x 125W

Input voltage 100V – 240V – 50/60Hz

Power consumption Below 6 Watts (Sleep)*

Connections Network (RJ45 Ethernet or WiFi)

USB – service only

Bluetooth Bluetooth® v4.1, Class 2 aptX HD AAC SBC

Dimensions Height: 395mm (15.6 in) Width: 197mm (7.8 in) Depth: 305mm (12 in)

Weight 10.6kg (23.4 lb)

AirPlay 2 compatibility iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iOS 11.4 or later, Apple TV

4K or Apple TV (4th Generation) with tv OS 11.4 or later, Mac or PC with iTunes 12.8 or later.

*Formation products create a mesh network. Each product in this network dynamically chooses the optimal path to route audio-data between products, in order to ensure a robust streaming experience. We have therefore certiﬁed Formation products for High Network Availability (HiNA) and conform to the appropriate power requirements set out in the ERP directive.