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B&W 707 S2

£829

Small speakers have innate limitations; the Laws Of Physics see to that. But these Bowers & Wilkins compacts prove that with enough engineering knowhow those laws can be bent to produce surprising results. Meet the 707 S2s – the small speakers that go loud and dig deep.

Your £800 buys a beautifully made, 28cm-high box. It’s available in three finishes; the gloss black of our review sample, a satin white, or a rather nice rosenut wood option. Whichever finish you choose the

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