Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Floor Standing Speakers - (Pair)
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Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Floor Standing Speakers - (Pair)
Overview
The Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 is the flagship floor-standing speaker in the 700 Series lineup, built to fill larger rooms with a wide, stable soundstage and deep, articulate bass. It's a three-way tower speaker pairing a decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter with a dedicated Continuum FST midrange and three Aerofoil Profile bass drivers, keeping vocals, instruments, and low end clearly separated even at higher volumes.
The tweeter sits above the cabinet in a Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing milled from a single block of aluminum, isolating it from the vibration of the bass drivers below so high frequencies stay open and detailed instead of getting smeared by cabinet resonance. The midrange driver uses B&W's Continuum cone with Biomimetic Suspension and is acoustically decoupled from the rest of the cabinet, keeping vocals and instruments sounding natural rather than coloured by nearby bass output.
The 702 S3 covers a frequency range of 28Hz to 33kHz, pairs with amplifiers from 30W to 300W into 8 ohms, and comes in Gloss Black, Satin White, and Mocha finishes with a matching stabilization plinth for floor mounting. It's built for two-channel rooms and home theatre front stages where you want reference-calibre clarity without stepping up to the 800 Series.
Simcoe Audio Video Insight
When we spec the 702 S3 into a stereo room or a home theatre's front channels, the decoupled tweeter and midrange housings are the detail that matters most for real-world listening. Because the high and midrange drivers are mechanically isolated from the cabinet and from each other, bass output from the triple Aerofoil drivers doesn't leak into the midrange or muddy vocal clarity the way it can on speakers where every driver shares one rigid enclosure. That separation is what lets the 702 S3 hold its composure at higher volumes in bigger rooms, which is exactly where these towers are meant to work.
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Why the 702 S3 Stands Out
Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
The tweeter housing is milled from a single block of aluminum and mechanically decoupled from the main cabinet, using an elongated tube-loading system that lets high frequencies radiate freely without cabinet interference.
Decoupled Carbon Dome Tweeter
Purpose-built for the 700 Series, the Carbon Dome tweeter raises the breakup threshold to 47kHz, giving pinpoint imaging and detail well beyond the audible range.
Continuum Cone FST Midrange
The midrange driver combines B&W's Continuum cone with Biomimetic Suspension and is decoupled from the bass drivers, avoiding the abrupt behavioural shifts that can affect a conventional driver's transparency.
Triple Aerofoil Profile Bass Drivers
Developed with computer modelling, the Aerofoil cone varies in thickness to provide stiffness and rigidity exactly where it's needed, giving three drivers deep and dynamic low end.
Downward-Firing Flowport
The bass port fires downward through the plinth rather than out the back, reducing port noise and giving more flexibility to place the speakers closer to a rear wall.
Bi-Wire/Bi-Amp Ready Terminals
Dual binding posts on the rear panel support bi-wiring or bi-amping for owners who want to run separate cable runs or amplification to the highs and lows.
Structural Stabilization Plinth
Each tower ships with a matching plinth for floor mounting, adding a stable footprint at the base of the cabinet.
Buyer's Guide
Who It's For
- Two-channel listening rooms: audiophiles who want a full-range floor-standing pair as the centrepiece of a dedicated stereo system.
- Home theatre front channels: home theatre builds needing left/right towers that can track dynamic film soundtracks without strain.
- Larger open-concept spaces: rooms where a compact bookshelf speaker won't move enough air to fill the space evenly.
How It Compares
Step down to the Bowers & Wilkins 703 S3 for the same Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top and Continuum FST midrange in a narrower cabinet with two 6.5-inch Aerofoil bass drivers instead of three — a better fit for mid-sized rooms where the 702 S3's extra bass driver isn't needed.
Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Floor Standing Speakers - (Pair) Specifications
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Model | 702 S3 (Regular Edition) |
| Brand | Bowers & Wilkins |
| Type | 3-way vented-box floorstanding loudspeaker system (Pair) |
| Available Finishes | Gloss Black, Satin White, Mocha |
| Grille Colors | Black (with Gloss Black and Mocha), Grey (with Satin White) |
| Driver Specifications | |
| High-Frequency Driver | 1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency housed in a Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top |
| Mid Frequency Driver | 1x ø150mm (6 in) Continuum™ cone FST™ decoupled midrange driver with Biomimetic Suspension |
| Mid/Bass Frequency Driver | -- |
| Bass Frequency Driver | 3x ø165mm (6.5 in) Aerofoil™ Profile bass drivers |
| Passive Radiator | -- |
| Crossover Network & Control | Passive internal crossover; bi-wire/bi-amp ready rear binding posts |
| Acoustic Performance | |
| Frequency Response On-Axis | 46Hz - 28kHz ±3dB from reference axis |
| Frequency Range | 28Hz to 33kHz (-6dB) |
| Low Frequency Extension | Deep acoustic bass extension managed via custom down-firing Flowport™ system |
| Signal to Noise Ratio / Distortion | Harmonic Distortion (90dB, 1m on axis): <1% 86Hz - 28kHz / <0.5% 110Hz - 20kHz |
| Input Impedance / Sensitivity | Nominal: 8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω) / Sensitivity: 90dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m) |
| Power & Construction | |
| Suitable Amplifier Power Range | 30W - 300W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Maximum Input Power / Cable Rec. | Maximum recommended cable impedance: 0.1Ω |
| Cabinet Build | Rigid wood composite floorstanding cabinet with decoupled modular sub-enclosures and specialized curved front baffle |
| Isolation Foot System | Structural stabilization plinth included for floor mounting |
| Dimensions & Weight (Per Speaker) | |
| Cabinet Dimensions Only (h x w x d) | 39.8" x 7.6" x 13.9" (101.0 cm x 19.2 cm x 35.4 cm) |
| Full Dimensions with Plinth & Tweeter | 44.8" x 11.4" x 16.1" (113.8 cm x 29.0 cm x 41.0 cm) |
| Weight | 73.8 lbs (33.5 kg) each |