Bowers & Wilkins 705 S2 – Bookshelf Speakers (Pair)

This uncompromising two-way speaker reveals subtle nuances in music others miss. Its high performance features include a solid body tweeter-on-top design borrowed from the 800 Series Diamond.

Solid Body tweeter 
Milled from a solid block of aluminium, the solid body tweeter housing design creates an acoustically optimised housing for the tweeter – one 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.

Technical features

• Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
• Solid Body Tweeter on top
• Continuum cone bass / midrange
• Flowport™
• Description 2-way vented-box system
• Drive units 1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency
• 1x ø165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone bass / midrange
• Frequency range -6dB at 45Hz and 33kHz
• Frequency response 50Hz – 28kHz ±3dB
• Sensitivity 88dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
• Harmonic distortion 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
• <1% 100Hz – 22kHz
• <0.5% 150Hz – 20kHz
• Nominal impedance 8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)
• Recommended amplifier power 30W – 120W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
• Dimensions Height: 340mm (13.4 in) cabinet only
• 407mm (16 in) including tweeter
• Width: 200mm (7.8 in)
• Depth: 285mm (11.2 in) cabinet only
• 301mm (11.9 in) including grille and terminals
• Net weight 9.3kg (20.5 lb)