Product Description
Bring studio-quality sound to your living room with this black Bowers & Wilkins floor speaker. Its solid housing minimizes mechanical vibrations, and the top-mounted tweeter offers stunningly accurate high-frequency sound. This Bowers & Wilkins floor speaker has three bass drivers and a vented box system for producing dynamic low-frequency audio.
Dimension
Product Height : 42.8 inches
Product Width :7.9 inches
Product Depth :14.3 inches
Product Weight :65 pounds
Features
Carbon Dome Tweeter Pinpoint imaging accuracy and detail resulting from a Carbon Coating on our aluminum Double Dome Tweeter. The closest performance to our Diamond Dome Tweeters.
Solid Body Tweeter Milled from a solid block of aluminum, the solid body tweeter housing design creates an acoustically optimized housing for the tweeter – one that’s exceptionally inert and resistant to resonances. You'll enjoy smooth and clear highs.
6" Continuum Midrange Continnum is a woven material that blends control with flexibility. The result is breathtaking clarity right where you need it most- the midrange. Hear voices, guitars and other instruments in a whole new way.
Aerofoil Bass Drivers Bass drivers need to be light, stiff and not ring like a bell. Aerofoil features incredibly light materials molded into a shape resembling an airplane wing for optimal rigidity and damping. Instead of hearing one-note bass, you'll hear colors and textures with power and control
Driver Decoupling Decoupling places a shock-absorber between the cabinet and drivers to short circuit detail smearing distortion. The result is greater clarity and pinpoint imaging by reducing distortions that soften and blur what you hear.
3- Way Design Drivers are optimized for their specialized roles in reproducing high frequencies, mid frequencies and low frequencies. This results in better performance for all sounds.
Flowport Reduces air turbulence for clearer bass by dimpling the flared port.
Magnetic grille Remains acoustically transparent while protecting the speaker's components.
What's Included
Loudspeaker
Speaker grill
Speaker Plinth
Spikes and Rubber feet
Foam Port Plug
Reviews
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What can I say.. lets see
Full disclosure, I power my setup with a Rotel RA-1572 First and foremost.. I upgraded from the B&W 600 series.. the new 600 series.. the ones currently available from B&W.. and those sounded great to begin with.. so I happen to stumble upon a screaming deal on a pair of 702 S2's so I figured Id give them a try. I thought myself.. "how much better can they be than the 603's? " I mean after all B&W outdid themselves with the new 603's believe me. So I brought the 702's home.. and plugged them in and fired up the Rotel. Immediately noticed the mid tone was brighter.. and more detailed. I would assume its because of the different tweeter / housing design ...because after all it should be the same mid driver as the 603 right? Whatever is going on, its a lot brighter in the vocals mainly.. more accurate.. for a lack of a better description. The high frequencies are more robust and dynamic sounding. The bass is deeper. In other words, the whole sound spectrum is more robust than the 603. But you would never know it if I hadn't listed to the 702's because I was pretty happy with the 603's. The 603 sound stage is pretty darn good. The 702's is incredible. I can say without question that I'm hearing more detail in the music than I did with the 603's. When I brought the 702's home I had both sets in my listening room at the same time to do a comparison, and it was nice to be able to switch between the sets while in mid-song. All in all, B&W hit the mark with both the 603's and 702's and they will be hard to beat for sound quality in each of their perspective price ranges. Pair them up to a newer Rotel Amp/Pre / integrated amp and you will have the best audio system in your neighborhood. I found these songs bring out the full detail and performance credentials for both models.. Adele: Love Song Sade: Moon and Sky Kiana Lede: Show Love Ella Mai: Trip Sade: By Your Side
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Goosebumps worthy.
Goosebumps worthy. Simply stunning design which gives luxurious look with its deep glossy finish.
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Speakers sound good.
These speakers sound good. Got the gloss black so smudges easily occur - but that's okay and no surprise. Got a well used, open box pair and the condition is pretty good.
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Smooth
Sounds smooth, gets loud with the right power, hadn't heard any distortion yet. Im happy with how they sound.
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Audiophile quality - exceptionally clear
Having listened to many high end audio systems - these are cutting edge at this price point. The isolated tweeters hit the highest highs, bringing voices to life, and with perfect clarity. Remastered live tracks of Stevie Nicks Rhiannon will have the white witch and these B&Ws give you goosebumps! The Who’s - Who Are You and Tool’s The Pot are dynamic tracks that will bring these speakers to life! At 65lbs each these things are not light - or easy on the wallet - however the superior construction of these and technology that’s been standard of B&W will give you many many years of enjoyment and are totally worth the money. A solid amplifier is crucial - these things are power hungry - especially near reference volume and you’ll need to feed them. I’m pushing mine a Rotel 1585 5ch amp - 200W RMS per channel. Bi-wired with 10ga wire ensuring the lows aren’t being robbed of the power from the three dedicated woofers that will fill your mids and lows. I have called B&W for some customer support, and I can’t say enough good things about them. No long holds, quick accurate information, and email follow up to ensure everything was in order. If you get these from Best Buy - be sure you’re dealing with a Magnolia rep, or in home advisor who actually knows something about the products and equipment you’ll need to push them.
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Bucket List Worthy
One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life!
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Live piano needs power on bass.
The sound is phenomenal but you need some overhead power to really open up the bass. I combined with a Rel T/9x sub to get down lower.
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B and w towers
Very good sounding speakers. I read every review on the internet and the universal high praise for these speakers is deserved. Sat in display room at Best Buy with eyes closed listening to these and other b and w tower (and bookshelf) speakers and although they all sounded very good, these speakers when powered properly sounded great. Be advised these speakers want high power (I bought an amp to help the receiver), but you will be rewarded with great sound. The highs are delightful. The bass is strong. If you can get these speakers you will be smiling with audio pleasure.
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Audiophile Heaven
I have spent a lot of time around high end audio equipment. I have always loved the sound from B&W. I used to have a 685 surround sound system. When I moved I did not have a back wall or a place to put the surround sound in. So it was time to upgrade from bookshelves to a solid floor standing speaker. I decided to go with a 2.2 system. Two 702s2's and 2 ASW610's. When watching movies I can shake the whole house. But it isn't about loud its about the quality of the sound. You can hear every little thing, there is no distortion. For the money there is nothing else even close. The 703 with the tweeter inside the body is a massive difference in sound quality. There are only two speakers in the 700 line worth thinking about the 702's and the 705's once you hear then you will not consider the others. I was tempted to step up to the 800 series but value for $ the 702's imho are the best purchase in the entire B&W offering. Music which is what i mostly use them for is incredible. I love going back and listening to all my old favorites and hearing things i never heard before. The sound of the strings being played. The sound of someone sliding their fingers up the strings. Every little detail is there in full quality. If you close your eyes you would think the musicians playing right their in your living room. I highly recommend these speakers you will absolutely love them.
