Bowers & Wilkins 702 S2, 703 S2, 705 S2, 704 S2, 706 S2 Brochure

The new 700 Series

Studio sound
comes home

Bring the breathtaking clarity and definition of studio
sound home with the new 700 Series. Replacing the
CM Series, the range combines studio-grade 800 Series
Diamond technologies with purpose-built innovations to
elevate home audio to an entirely new level. And all this
from room-friendly cabinets designed to fit beautifully into
your home environment. The new 700 Series. Inspired
by recording studios. Made for living rooms.

702 S2

Featuring a Carbon Dome™ tweeter in a solid-body housing
and a decoupled Continuum™ midrange, the 700 Series’
flagship floorstander brings studio-quality sound to your
home audio set up. The speaker relays textural details
with goosebump-inducing accuracy, making even large­scale recordings sound stunningly lifelike.

705 S2

With state of the art features such as the tweeter-on­top design borrowed from the 800 Series Diamond, this
uncompromising high performance two-way speaker reveals
subtle nuances in music others miss. Even challenging
instruments such as the piano are conveyed with uncanny
realism, presence and transparency.

703 S2

A substantial, uncompromising three-way floorstander built
to fill even the largest rooms with full-blooded, realistic
sound. Powerful bass lines come roaring to life, while
the speaker’s dedicated Continuum™ midrange driver
and Carbon Dome tweeter lend an astonishing clarity to
vocals and treble effects.

704 S2

A slim, elegant floorstander designed to blend unobtrusively
into your home environment, while providing the
commanding presence of a much larger speaker. Music
is a revelation, with details picked out in pin-sharp detail
and with exceptional realism.

706 S2

The 706 is a bookshelf/standmount speaker with the
acoustic heft to satisfy the demands of bigger rooms,
thanks to its large midrange/bass drive unit. The speaker
provides real musical insight into recordings, with details
and spaciousness preserved intact.

707 S2

Small speaker, big sound. Ideal for smaller rooms, and
designed for use on bookshelf or stand, the 707 produces
tremendous highs and depths for a compact unit. Its two­way design and advanced drive units make for a sound
that’s clear, powerful and remarkably cohesive.

Home Cinema

HTM71

This large three-way centre-channel
speaker delivers unprecedented
power and transparency, for totally
convincing voice reproduction. It’s
designed to be paired with larger
speakers in the range, such as the
703 floorstanders.

Providing the ideal balance of high-performance acoustics
and living room-friendly dimensions, 700 Series speakers
are a superlative choice for home cinema sound. Pair them
with one of the two centre-channel speakers in the range

HTM72

This high performance two-way centre
speaker is a great choice for home
cinema set-ups in smaller rooms,
where space is at a premium. Partner
it up with the more compact 700
Series speakers, such as the 706
or the 704.

DB4S

Powered by a mighty 1000w of digital
amplification, and featuring the same
Aerofoil™ cone drive unit technology
found in the 800 Series Diamond,
the DB4S delivers unrivalled precision,
control and authority. It’s the perfect
partner for 700 Series speakers in
a home audio set-up.

and the powerful DB4S subwoofer, and you’re set for
a truly transformational movie experience.

In leading recording
studios, music that
will soon be heard
everywhere is heard
first through Bowers
& Wilkins speakers.

“Bowers & Wilkins speakers are

the only speakers I have found that
enable me to accurately listen to
how the original performance has
been recorded.”

Peter Cobbin, producer and sound
engineer. Recent feature film work
includes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,
Doctor Strange and Alien: Covenant.

From artist to listener

A great speaker does more than allow you to hear music.
It acts as a bridge – a way to close the divide between
listener and performance. Listen to 700 Series speakers,
and music feels alive. You discover details you never
noticed before. You can place every instrument, every
note, every intake of breath, with flawless accuracy. You
can sense the emotion in the room. Suddenly, you’re
no longer just listening to a recorded performance.
You’re right there, with the performer in the studio.

Sound notes

Macy Gray

Stripped

Annabelle

“Beautifully recorded (in a decommissioned

Brooklyn Church), this live set has realism
and insight to burn. The textural details,

Lou Reed

The Raven

Vanishing Act

“Look for details such as the

amplifier gain being turned up
on his microphone just before
he starts to sing, plus the soft
shimmer of the hi-hats in the
back of the studio.”

most notably in the guitar, are just superb.”

Deadmau5

While (1<2)

Seeya, featuring Colleen
D’Agostino

“Syncing ferociously powerful

electro-bass with a real-life bass
guitar, this taut, hammering
progressive house monster is
a great tester for the range’s
three-way loudspeakers.”

Sonny Boy Williamson

Keep It To Ourselves

Don’t Let Your Right Hand
Know

“It’s an astonishingly real

and occasionally quite noisy
recording that captures
everything in (and outside)
the studio, warts and all.”

Scout Niblett

Kidnapped by Neptune

Lullaby for Scout in Ten Years

When it comes to testing loudspeaker performance,
nothing beats the human ear. Our speakers are developed
and tuned through thousands of hours of listening, across
a range of musical styles and genres. Our engineers listen
for subtle qualities such as resolution, spatial placement
and other key markers for acoustic performance. Here
are some of the tracks we think bring out the best in the
700 Series.

Mozart

Piano Sonatas K.283 & K.331,
Fantasia K.397 (Ivo Pogorelich)
Andante-Adagio-Allegretto

“This stunning recording has

exceptional presence and realism
and it’s a phenomenal tester for
both resolution and spaciousness.”

“Hailing from the Midlands but

with a searing sound straight
out of Seattle, Niblett’s Black
Flag-inflected rock sounds
formidable on any model in
the range, most especially the

705 and 702. Her biting vocals

and over-driven guitar sound
arrestingly realistic and full
of energy.”

Technology

The 700 Series is an entirely new range of speakers.
Compared with the outgoing CM Series, every transducer
has changed and radically improved. To do this, we’ve
borrowed some of the most advanced technologies from
our flagship 800 Series Diamond, adapting them to suit a
more attainable price point. And we’ve introduced entirely
new technologies, designed specifically for this range.

Solid body tweeter

The 705 and 702 speakers employ
solid body tweeters, a high­performance design feature found
previously only on the 800 Series
Diamond. Its acoustically optimised
form is milled from a solid block of
aluminium, forming a structure that’s
exceptionally inert and resistant to
resonances.

Carbon Dome™ tweeter

Carbon Dome tweeters are a brand
new technology purpose-built for
the 700 Series. Delivering a dramatic
improvement on the aluminium
Double-dome tweeter, they raise
the breakup threshold to 47kHz, for
pinpoint imaging accuracy and detail.

Continuum™ cone

First introduced with the 800 Series
Diamond, the Continuum cone
represents the biggest step-change
in midrange performance since
Kevlar®. Its woven coated material
provides highly controlled break-up,
resulting in a more open, neutral
midrange.

Midrange chassis

The three floor-standing
loudspeakers in the range employ
a new FEA-optimised aluminium
chassis for the midrange drivers.
This new design is stiffer than the
zinc chassis of the CM Series,
for improved control and cleaner
midrange presentation.

Aerofoil™ Profile cone

The new Aerofoil Profile bass
cone has the same variable
thickness design as the bass cones
in 800 Series Diamond speakers.
Developed using advanced
computer modeling techniques,
it provides stiffness and rigidity
where it’s needed most, for deep
and dynamic bass.

Decoupled midrange
The midrange drivers in the
floor-standers also feature a
decoupled design, adapted
from a similar system in
the 800 Series Diamond.
Decoupling reduces cabinet
colouration, and further
improves midrange clarity.

Engineering is beautiful

Designers often argue that a product’s functional and
aesthetic qualities are closely related. We couldn’t agree
more. In fact, the solid body tweeter on top of the 705 and
702 speakers is a case in point. It’s an object engineered
first and foremost for acoustic performance. But in its
minimal simplicity, it’s also undeniably beautiful. It’s a
philosophy that runs deep in the DNA of the 700 Series.
A speaker range that’s music to your ears. And very easy
on your eyes.

Specifications

Finishes

The range comes in a choice of three finishes

to match your home environment: Gloss Black,

Satin White or Rosenut.

Technical features

Description

Drive Units

Frequency range (-6dB)

Frequency response

Sensitivity

Harmonic distortion

Nominal impedance

Recommended amplifier

power

Dimensions Height:

Width:

Depth:

Weight

Finishes Cabinet:

Grille:

702 S2

Decoupled Carbon Dome

™

tweeter

Solid Body Tweeter on top

™

™

cone FST

Continuum

midrange

Decoupled midrange

™

Aerofoil

Profile bass cones

™

Flowport

3-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled

Carbon Dome high-frequency

1x ø150mm (6 in) Continuum

cone FST midrange

3x ø165mm (6.5 in) Aerofoil

Profile bass

-6dB at 28Hz and 33kHz

45Hz - 28kHz ±3dB

90dB spl (2.83V

RMS

, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics

(90dB, 1m)

<1% 86Hz - 28kHz

<0.5% 110Hz - 20kHz

8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω)

30W - 300W into 8Ω on

unclipped programme

994mm (39 in) cabinet only

1087mm (42.8 in) including

tweeter and plinth

200mm (7.9 in) cabinet only

366mm (14.4 in) including

plinth

337mm (13.3 in) cabinet only

364mm (14.3 in) including

grille and terminals

414mm (16.3 in) including

plinth

29.5kg (65 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

705 S2

Decoupled Carbon Dome

tweeter

Solid Body Tweeter on top

Continuum cone bass /

midrange

Flowport

2-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled

Carbon Dome high-frequency

1x ø165mm (6.5 in)

Continuum cone bass /

midrange

-6dB at 45Hz and 33kHz

50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB

88dB spl (2.83V

2nd and 3rd harmonics

(90dB, 1m)

<1% 100Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 150Hz - 20kHz

8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)

30W - 120W into 8Ω on

unclipped programme

340mm (13.4 in) cabinet only

407mm (16 in) including

tweeter

200mm (7.8 in)

285mm (11.2 in) cabinet only

301mm (11.9 in) including

grille and terminals

9.3kg (20.5 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

Satin White Rosenut

DB4S

703 S2

704 S2

706 S2

707 S2

FS -700 S 2

HTM71 S2

Gloss Black

HTM72 S2

Decoupled Carbon Dome

tweeter

Continuum cone FST

midrange

Decoupled midrange

Aerofoil Profile bass cones

Flowport

Decoupled Carbon Dome

tweeter

Continuum cone FST

midrange

Decoupled midrange

Aerofoil Profile bass cones

Flowport

Decoupled Carbon Dome

tweeter

Continuum cone bass /

midrange

Flowport

3-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled

Carbon Dome high-frequency

1x ø150mm (6 in) Continuum

cone FST midrange

2x ø165mm (6.5 in) Aerofoil

Profile bass

-6dB at 30Hz and 33kHz

46Hz - 28kHz ±3dB

RMS

, 1m)

89dB spl (2.83V

RMS

, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics

(90dB, 1m)

<1% 90Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz

8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω)

30W - 200W into 8Ω on

unclipped programme

3-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled

Carbon Dome high-frequency

1x ø130mm (5 in) Continuum

cone FST midrange

2x ø130mm (5 in) Aerofoil

Profile bass

-6dB at 43Hz and 33kHz

48Hz - 28kHz ±3dB

88dB spl (2.83V

RMS

, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics

(90dB, 1m)

<1% 100Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 300Hz - 20kHz

8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω)

30W - 150W into 8Ω on

unclipped programme

2-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled

Carbon Dome high-frequency

1x ø165mm (6.5 in)

Continuum cone bass /

midrange

-6dB at 45Hz and 33kHz

50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB

88dB spl (2.83V

RMS

, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics

(90dB, 1m)

<1% 100Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 150Hz - 20kHz

8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)

30W - 120W into 8Ω on

unclipped programme

Decoupled Carbon Dome

tweeter

Continuum cone bass /

midrange

Flowport

2-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled

Carbon Dome high-frequency

1x ø130mm (5 in) Continuum

cone bass / midrange

-6dB at 45Hz and 33kHz

50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB

84dB spl (2.83V

RMS

, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics

(90dB, 1m)

<1% 110Hz - 22kHz

8Ω (minimum 4.0Ω)

30W - 100W into 8Ω on

unclipped programme

Decoupled Carbon Dome

tweeter

Continuum cone FST

midrange

Aerofoil Profile bass cones

Flowport

3-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled

Carbon Dome high-frequency

1x ø100mm (4 in) Continuum

cone FST midrange

2x ø165mm (6.5 in) Aerofoil

Profile bass

-6dB at 45Hz and 33kHz

50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB

89dB spl (2.83V

RMS

, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics

(90dB, 1m)

<1% 90Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz

8Ω (minimum 3Ω

30W - 200W into 8Ω on

unclipped programme

Decoupled Carbon Dome

tweeter

Continuum cone bass /

midrange

Flowport

2-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled

Carbon Dome high-frequency

2x ø130mm (5 in) Continuum

cone bass / midrange

-6dB at 48Hz and 33kHz

70Hz - 28kHz ±3dB

87dB spl (2.83V

RMS

, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics

(90dB, 1m)

<1% 100Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 200Hz - 22kHz

8Ω (minimum 4.3Ω)

30W - 120W into 8Ω on

unclipped programme

Technical features

Description

Drive Units

Frequency range

Frequency response

Max Power Output

Rated Power Consumption at

1/8th of rated power

Standby Power Consumption

Inputs

Input Impedance

Signal to Noise Ratio

1000W Class D Hypex

amplifier

Aerofoil bass cone

Digital preamplifier with

Dynamic EQ

App-based set-up and BT-LE

control

Active closed-box subwoofer

system

1x ø250mm (10in) Aerofoil

cone bass

-6dB at 8.5Hz and 500Hz

10Hz – 350Hz -3dB (centred

on level at 100Hz)

1000W

195W

<0.5W

2 x RCA

2 x XLR

RCA: 10 kOhm

XLR: 20 kOhm

82dB

990mm (39 in) cabinet only

1025mm (40.4 in) including

plinth

200mm (7.9 in) cabinet only

320mm (12.6 in) including

plinth

300mm (11.8 in) cabinet only

321mm (12.6 in) including

grille and terminals

370mm (14.6 in) including

plinth

25.0kg (55.2 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

925mm (36.4 in) cabinet only

959mm (37.8 in) including

plinth

165mm (6.5 in) cabinet only

252mm (9.9 in) including plinth

255mm (10 in) cabinet only

277mm (10.9 in) including

grille and terminals

298mm (11.7 in) including

plinth

18.5kg (41 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

340mm (13.4 in)

200mm (7.8 in)

285mm (11.2 in) cabinet only

301mm (11.9 in) including

grille and terminals

8.0kg (17.7 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

280mm (11 in)

165mm (6.5 in)

260mm (10.2 in) cabinet only

276mm (10.9 in) including

grille and terminals

6.0kg (13.2 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

615mm (24.2 in)

290mm (11.4 in)

298mm (11.7 in)

6kg (13.2 lb)

Black

Silver

225mm (8.6 in)

590mm (23.2 in)

285mm (11.2 in) cabinet only

301mm (11.9 in) including

grille and terminals

18.3kg (39.7 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

166.5mm (6.6 in)

480mm (18.9 in)

260mm (10.2 in) cabinet only

275mm (10.8 in) including

grille and terminals

9.11kg (20.1 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

Dimensions Height:

Width:

Depth:

Weight

Finishes Cabinet:

Grille:

377mm (14.8 in) including feet

360mm (14.1 in)

368mm (14.5 in)

26kg (57.3 lb)

Rosenut

Gloss Black

Satin White

Black

Grey (Satin White only)

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