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Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3

View offers Standmount speakers | £2600 | whf.cm/705_S3

Bowers & Wilkins employs some of the best examples around of trickle-down technology. The innovations that the British hi-fi brand implements in its flagship 800 Series Diamond usually find their way down to the 700 and 600 ranges below – meaning you get leading technology at more affordable prices as you go down the chain.

Nowhere is this better showcased than in the new Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 stereo speakers. It’s the top standmount speaker model in the new 700 Series 3 range (launched in September 2022) and features plenty of acoustic technology that was originally developed for the latest 800 Series Diamond range launched last year.

Compared with the previous model – the 705 S2

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