Since the dawn of time, various guises of the 600-series have been the most cost-effective conventional speakers in the Bowers & Wilkins line-up, thanks in part to the use of vinyl woodprint
The early 802 was a strong, punchy, and engaging performer with great elegance under duress, a relatively smooth tone balance, and a lot of fine detail. Unfortunately, the Series 80’s original design proved to be troublesome. Because the wooden midrange enclosure tended to break with age, B&W designed a more durable and better damped head As is the Bowers & Wilkins way, the model numbers descend as we get further up the range, making the five-driver 702 S3 the leading model, followed by the four-driver 703 S3 (under review here), with the 704 S3 floorstander and a choice of three standmount speakers bringing up the rear.High Frequency: 2 domed units of anodised aluminium 50mm and 25mm in diameter. Mid-range/high frequency: 100mm flat-fronted unit. Bass: A 9.5kg (21lbs) magnet with a 100mm (4in) voice coil acts as the massive motor of the 300mm (12in) bass unit. Next 10.B&W 706 S2. See at AMAZON. Bowers & Wilkins 706 S2 is a 2-way Passive Bass Reflex Bookshelf speaker by Bowers Wilkins. It features a 1" Decoupled Soft-Dome Tweeter and 1 x 6.5" Continuum Woofer. The speaker has a frequency range of 50-28k Hz and a sensitivity of 88 dB. B&W 706 S2 has an MSRP of 1999$ per pair.
Regarding speakers, we have reviewed tiny bookshelf-speaker devices to large towers. My favorites were: the Devialet Gold, the Devialet Silver, the ProAc Response DT8, the Bowers and Wilkins 805 D3, We do not review many headphones, but if you want a Sennheiser headphone for less than 100 dollars, we have this Sennheiser HD595 review.
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