B+W HTM71 S3 Centre Speaker

Description

The Bowers and Wilkins flag-ship centre-channel speaker features a Carbon Dome drive unit housed in a Tweeter-On-Top enclosure.

A 130mm (5in) Continuum Cone FST midrange driver – particularly important for clarity with dialogue – and twin Aerofoil Profile bass cones.

It’s the perfect partner for the 705 S3, 703 S3 and 702 S3.

The 700 Series features the latest generation of our iconic Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing.

Its new, more elongated form incorporates a longer tube-loading system producing even more free and open sound with high frequencies.

The carefully decoupled housing is milled from a single solid block of aluminium to better resist resonance.

Thanks to its composite construction, the Continuum cone avoids the abrupt transitions in behaviour that can impair the performance of a conventional drive unit.

The result is a more open, neutral performance that delivers voices and instruments with precision and transparency.

Specification

• Drive units1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency
  1x ø130mm (5 in) Continuum cone FST midrange
  2x ø130mm (5 in) Aerofoil Profile bass
• Frequency range45Hz – 33kHz
• Frequency response50Hz – 28kHz ±3dB
• Harmonic distortion2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis)
  <1% 90Hz – 22kHz
  <0.5% 120Hz – 20kHz
  
• Nominal impedance8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω)
• Recommended amplifier power30W – 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
• Sensitivity89dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
• DimensionsHeight: 165 mm cabinet only
  233 mm including tweeter
  Width: 628 mm cabinet only
  Depth: 318 mm cabinet only
  356 mm including grille and terminals