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Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3

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£2600

The 705 S3 is the top standmount speaker model in B&W’s 2022 700 Series 3 range, and features plenty of acoustic technology trickled down from the step-up 800 Series Diamond range.

There was a perhaps unsurprising price hike on the previous model, the 705 S2, which does move the speaker into a higher, more premium price range.

It’s a good thing the speakers look and feel premium, then. We always find B&W’s speakers to be elegantly put together, and the new 705 S3 is an even classier design than before.

Part of that is down to the slight curve to the speaker’s front baffle – it looks more svelte. The cabinet is

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