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Bowers & Wilkins 706 S3
Thanks to 706 S3's decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter and carefully upgraded crossover, it provides exceptional detail and insight into your music, while its substantial 165mm (6.5in) Continuum Cone bass/midrange drive unit provides ample scale and extension for use in larger spaces. * Stand(s) not included.
- Decoupled Carbon Dome Tweeter
- Continuum™ Cone Bass / Midrange
- Flowport™
Life-sized acoustics
The powerful 706 S3 is the ideal stand-mount loudspeaker for delivering exceptional sound in larger spaces.
Sharper detail
Carbon Dome tweeters are purpose-built for the 700 Series. Delivering a dramatic improvement on the aluminum double dome tweeter, they raise the breakup threshold to 47kHz, for pinpoint imaging accuracy and detail.
Truly amazing sound
Thanks to its composite construction, the Continuum™ cone avoids the abrupt transitions in behavior 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.
Inspired by greatness
The new curved cabinet baffle and individual drive unit pods are inspired by the 800 Series Diamond, and greatly reduce cabinet coloration, ensuring a cleaner, more immersive sound.
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Professional Reviews 91/100
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
90/100
Build Quality
93/100
Value for Money
94/100
The 706 S3 delivers neutral transparency with startlingly fast dynamics, pairing a detailed Carbon Dome top end with deep, controlled bass from its compact cabinet. StereoLife Magazine found its sound unusually truthful yet emotionally immediate, while premium cabinetry, handsome terminals and forgiving rear-port behaviour strengthen its appeal as a refined standmount.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Exceptionally neutral, transparent presentation remains vivid, tangible and emotionally involving.
Bass is deep, quick and seamlessly integrated with the midrange, with manageable rear-port behaviour in less-than-ideal placements.
Premium fit and finish, including meticulous cabinetry, lacquer, terminals and useful supplied port plugs.
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Cons
Treble is refined and detailed rather than overtly forward; listeners wanting more top-end bite may prefer a bolder balance.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 90/100
Reviewers describe an exceptionally neutral, transparent and emotionally involving presentation, balancing accuracy with real presence and speed. Bass is controlled and well integrated, treble is detailed but restrained rather than aggressively forward, and the speaker is particularly convincing with fast, expressive music.
Bass
90/100
StereoLife found the low end adequately deep, fast and closely integrated with the midrange, calling it flawless in the context of the overall presentation. For this 6.5-inch standmount, the review also suggests unusually manageable rear-port behavior, with less immediate boom than many ported compact speakers.
Mid
94/100
The 706 S3 is praised for not altering the recording's tonal balance, while still sounding tangible, present and emotionally communicative. StereoLife characterizes its neutrality and transparency as unusually accomplished at this price, with bass-to-midrange integration specifically noted as natural.
Treble
90/100
The Carbon Dome tweeter is described as detailed and carefully refined, stopping short of sounding thin or fatiguing. One reviewer would personally have welcomed a slightly bolder top end, but also notes that this restraint may be desirable for listeners wanting detail without excessive edge.
Soundstage Imaging
82/100
The reviews associate the speaker's clean neutrality with immersive realism and a convincing sense of musical presence. They provide little direct detail on stage width, depth, image placement or layering, however, so its spatial performance is less fully documented than its tonal balance.
Dynamics
94/100
StereoLife describes the presentation as fast, adrenaline-charged and capable of conveying the emotions in the music without sacrificing correctness. That combination of speed, tangibility and expressive force points to a particularly lively, involving dynamic character for a compact two-way.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
93/100
StereoLife praises the high-quality workmanship throughout, citing the cabinetwork, lacquer, terminals and port detailing as evidence of a meticulously designed product. The supplied grilles, adhesive feet and foam port plugs add welcome practical polish, while the review presents the overall fit and finish as premium.
Value for Money
94/100
At roughly $2,100-$2,199 per pair, the 706 S3 sits in a demanding premium standmount market. StereoLife argues that its level of tonal balance, neutrality and transparency will be difficult to repeat at a similar price, making a strong case for the asking price against like-priced rivals.
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