Bowers & Wilkins 705 S2 Bookshelf Speakers

705 S2 Standmount speaker

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.

Experience the detail

The top-performing stand mount speaker in the range, the 705 S2 features studio-inspired technologies, for immaculate sound quality.

A house for high frequencies

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.

Sharper detail

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.

Truly amazing sound

Voices and instruments are delivered with purity and precision, thanks to the smooth, accurate Continuum™ cone mid/bass driver.

Technical specifications

Model

705 S2

Description

2-way vented-box system

Features

Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum™ cone bass / midrange
Flowport™

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)

Cabinet finishes:

Gloss Black
Satin White
Rosenut

Grille finishes:

Black
Grey (Satin White only)