NEW Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series 3 Speakers + Best OLED TV Sound
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- This video is about the Brand New Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series 3 HiFi and Home Cinema speakers
In this video I talk about the whole range the 707 S3, 706 S3, 705 S3, 704 S3, 703 S3 and 702 S3
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I also talk about the home cinema speakers the HTM71 S3 and HTM72 S3
In the video I discuss the sound quality differences between all the speakers in the range and how some S3 models compare to the S2 models.
The I show and discuss whats new and improved with the 700 S3 range, showing you nearly all of the speaker individual component parts
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0:00 Intro
1:37 S3 Sound
7:00 Whats Improved
12:03 Home Theater
12:59 SoundBar ?
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Thanks for watching the video, here is a link to a press release article with the pricing of all the new 700 speakers www.pursuitperfectsystem.com/bowers-wilkins-announces-all-new-700-series-range/
What are the devices below the P5 Preamp for the Floorstanders segment???? I can’t seem to find anything on the comments regarding them
Man Terry, I love these tours and how do you keep your videography this high quality? It makes us feel like we are right there with you. Thank you.
I appreciate your 700 S3 introduction video. It helps me understand what differences between s2 and s3.
Great video. I learned a lot about the changes B&W has made to the 700 Series 3.
I found most all of your impressions useful.
Great Work!
Another good video Terry. Interesting to see the Michi equipment starting to get noticed and used by the big players for reference.
Such a great video, really loved the individual components getting air time.
Hi Terry as a dnb DJ I loved the intro track . I enjoyed the video , great insight and information 👍😊
I can't wait to hear the new 700 series!
Thank-you Terry. Great stuff my friend, from Ontario , Canada.
Oh gosh... Selecta.!!! Love that Drum N Bass break intro. 🙏🙏🥳🥳❤️❤️❤️❤️
Making me want to move over to UK and work at places like this. 😊😊😊
Very good video Terry. Great detailed explanation of the differences between S2 and S3 series. Allthough I am not a fan of the B&W sound (heard new 801’s but IMO too clean and too tight, lacks natural patterns) the finish is amazing. Great to see that new Philips TV with B&W. P.s.: noticed that speakers during demo are more then a meter away from the walls. I always wonder how many buyers can achieve that at home…
THANKS TERRY
I ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS … even though most of them are out of my reach😁💚💚💚
Great detailed review!
Hi. Always nice to see how everything looks and is made. They can improve the crossover for the bass. (Electrolytes and iron core inductors =() wanna hear them (never been to a show or store that I could do that ) but it’s a show in Gothenburg next weekend I am gonna go to if I can afford it. Me and my neighbour is both diy speakers and love sound and techs. Great work and now I subscribed to your channel 🎉❤
Amazing video, I love the Bowers & Wilkins speakers. I’ve got a pair of the 705S2’s and they sound amazing and really
Nice too.
I recently purchased some 607 S2 Annos along with a bevy of others - KEF, Fluance, Polk R200 (which might be my favorite overall) - and I’ve been blown away by how much better the 607 sounds in my space compared to all the rest save for the R200… which is still close. The B&W is definitely brighter, but I appreciate the energetics.
I tend to find a lot of people hate B&W for whatever absurd reasons, but having listened to hundreds of speakers in studio and non-studio settings, I often find them among the best in their respective ranges… but I also find their coloration enjoyable rather than the sterility of supposedly-flat measuring speakers.
@@TheOriginalKnottian appreciate your post. By chance, have you compared your speakers against the Focal Aria 936 speakers? I’m trying to decide. Thanks!
The years for extremely linear and neutral B&W speakers were the late 70s through the mid-90s. I am still running a vintage pair of Matrix 805s, which measured +/- 1.75 dB from 55 Hz - 18 KHz. The upper mids and treble are detailed and honest, without being forward or hard-sounding. They were some of the first speakers to have the top-mounted, baffleless tweeters. Newer B&W offerings are more resolving, but tend to be more dependent on front-end component quality.
Great, informative video. I'm amazed that you can remember all the the different models that you speak about and get them in the right order. Am interested in the floorstanders.
I have a terrible memory too but not for things like this - plus I had all my video as a memory jogger but for things like this because I care I remember it all.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem don't you have it written down as a script? It would make life easier. After watching your video on the B&W 603 I auditioned and bought them.
Yes of course script after but not at the time I was there remembering all the details we were being told about the speaker on the day
@@PursuitPerfectSystem great memory! Keep up the good reviews.
Great video really enjoyed it, thanks Terry
Thanks 👍
I love the design!
Brilliantly done, than you!
Hi Terry,
Great video.. What was your impression of the 705 S 3 standmount, that looks like a beautiful speaker, I’m using monitor audio gold 100 right now in a 3 metre by 4.8 metre, I also like the 703
Thanks
this is a big improvement for 700, very informative review, thanks!
Listening to this on a pair of 685's.
I am oh so psyched to see these new offerings from Bowers & Wilkins. I have been mulling over buying a pair of 702 Signatures for about a year now, but have held off. I am so glad that I waited. The new 702 S3 looks amazing and the new technology is wonderful. Plus the new Mocha finish will be a whole lot easier to keep looking good than the 702 Signatures Datuk gloss. The fact that they come in at 8,999 dollars a pair Canadian is a real bonus. I will still be waiting for a bit to allow these new offerings to get around to the various reviewers to get their take on them for build and sound quality. At this point I will most likely buy a set of 702 S3's in the spring next year. Until then I will be dreaming and waiting patiently for my new speakers. By the way they will be replacing my current Monitor Audio Silver 10 speakers which I have had in my system since 2014. This will be a tremendous "upgrade" in sound for me and I intend the new 702 S3's to be my final loudspeaker purchase.
The question came up about how do they compare to the sigs, bowers said these are better than the sigs because of the newer tech in them fwiw
@@PursuitPerfectSystem I figured as much. Like I already said I am very glad that I waited.
Even the 703 got the upgraded tweeter ? 😯. I figured they would use the old gen on that one, that's awesome.
Great video by the way, especially showing the drivers and electronics and comparing the old model to the new one. Is the 702 the only downward firing speaker in the range?
Yes it is and thanks very much
@@PursuitPerfectSystem we'll start seeing that in more and more towers moving forward - I'm surprised the 703 doesn't share the same design. That might be the deciding factor between those two models.
Intresting i have 702 s2, since last year and i think they sound very detailed, very revealing speakers my poor recordings sounds crap,
quality video… as always👌 but a ,,new,, series in the hifi consumer world is mostly in 99% a marketing campagne to be ,,relevant,, at the market. Would be awesome to see more detailed videos about acoustics and room eqs
This is a really cool video! Maybe a monitor audio one or even a Wharfedale one if you could get inside their head offices!
I have been to Wharfedale already, actually been there a few times czcams.com/video/F1WYNCZqOKY/video.html
Was considering buying the 804 d4 and just seeing the 703 s3 how much do they come close and I could save some money
Would a Rega Brio amp be a good match for the speakers?
I just purchased on order, Denon 4800h, 702 S3, HTM72 S3, SVS SB3000 is this a good set up? I am curious because I am just starting to learn and experience a theater system.
Great video Terry! Would you take these or kef r series for 50/50 music home theater?
The Bowers are much more expensive than the KEF, not really price comparable so its hard to say
How does the S3 compare to the signature that brought many of those 800 trickle-down tech aspects to the original S2s? Do the S3s take it further? I see B&W still has both on website, with signatures costing more than S3. It's a bit confusing.
Thanks for a great video Terry, I thought a new range of B&W’s were on the way as the B&W S2speakers are on sale right now.
I wonder if it’s worth buying the current S2 series and saving some money or waiting for these new ones to be released?
Thanks - yeah the S2 are likely a great deal as the S3 prices are def not discounted ,its not a cheap or budget speaker range. I will get the website article up soon with all the prices on
🤗 SAVE AND WAIT … you will probably be glad you did IMHHO 😎😁💚💚💚
I’m not so sure about that,
Personally I think the jump from the CM series to the 700s2 series was much more substantial than this new s3 line.
Sure they look nice but they have become so expensive and I’m sure most people can’t justify this extra price increase for a slight incremental improvement.
Would going for 704 s3 after owning 705s2 be a step down in any regard?
great video. do you know why they went smaller on the bass driver for the center channel on the HTM71 S3 than the old S2
They mentioned this actually it was to get the speaker slimmer in profile so the tweeter on top didn't make the speaker too tall and they weren't worried about the effect on bass extension or output as 99.9% of users crossover to a subwoofer anyway
Thank you for sharing your experience with new b&w. I’m curious What were the amp/preams used in both rooms?
It was Marantz in the room with the smaller speakers and Rotel MICHI in the larger room
Interesting, is it known what exact models of Marantz they used for demo? 40n by any chance?
It was the PM12 Special Edition
Nice one.
Thank you for this impressive review and discussion on 700 Series 3. Is it me or maybe Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series 2 was a speaker line ahead of its time value, quality and aesthetics especially the 706 for families with children. I love the new federated tweeter on top size and form. My thinking is that this 700 Series art and science is based on investment in design Bowers & Wilkins made decade ago through the Nautilus speaker design technology and the 800 series.
That new center speaker with tweeter sitting above just looks amazing. The 706 S2 are being heavily discounted.
Yeah, all of this came from the Nautilus 800 and trickled down to the 700 series. I'd love to hear these against my very old 703s. It's something I wish B&W would do (record the new model against the last 2 models) as it's really otherwise impossible to compare and I'm not replacing my maple speakers and forking over $20,000 for a new system just to do some testing. It's a bit expensive to test and a bit of a pain in the posterior to replace all my speakers to see if this one is significantly better.
Hi Terry, an opinion: according to your experience, is the 706s3 or the ATC Scm11 better?? you who have listened to both what is the difference between them???
Would like to see , a connection on the TV to use the speaker as centre. Would save a lot of space.
I wonder how it compares to the 702/705 Signature?
This center channel would be a beast for near field listening as studio speakers. Terry, do you think that bass drivers on the sides of midrange make more natural perception of instruments as almost point source or not?
I dont know sorry
By the way, have companies always shown the drivers and crossover electronics inside speakers? It's common for amps to see the insides but not so much for speakers. I loved that B&W did that.
I wish they recorded a demo for everyone out there to hear the difference between the old series and the new one especially since most folks can't demo these at stores anymore. This is a missed opportunity.
Agree. Mundorf capacitors are some of the best available.
With thousands of competitors in the passive speaker market, I'm wondering why B&W is not putting their resources into expanding their active monitor product line?
Terry why do you think more higher-end speakers don’t do the tweeter on top thing?
I thinks its a bowers trade mark kind of thing if anyone else does it they would obviously be copying bowers
Can the sound bar on the television be connected to an AVR and used as a centre channel?
great question, I dont know sorry I don't think to ask that.
Thanks for review. I used to have 702S2 speakers, sounded OK. Only problem was- how to find the appropriate amplifier. Which one did you use during this test?
Look closely. Seems they had 2 Rotel michi bi amped. You need power amplifiers with B&W, no receiver will cut it.
Yeah thats the same system they demo the big 800s on so its more for them than the 700s and Bowers said moving the MICHI was worth the hassle as they are insane heavy but of course you dont need that much amplifier for them.
@@chebrubin is it bi-amped or mono block? It's hard to tell if it's S5 or M8.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem apparently, the B&W are false 8 ohm like just about every other speaker out there. They need power. They prefer bi-amp as the impedance fluctuates. There’s a reason for the Michis there. You don’t need to go that high but get 600 watts into 4 channels or minimum 150-200 into 2 channels.
I was auditioning the 702 S2 at Best Buy and we went through all the expensive AVRs and separates - the audition lasted 5 minutes. They needed to be bi-amped as I do with my old 703 (made in the UK). Andrew Robinson had the same issue with the 702 signature and needed to pull out the kilowatt. If you go low in the 100-150, you need bi-amping so the speaker can breathe.
To be fair power amps are better on all speakers, I have seen people use Arcam AVR850 on the 702 S2 with great results and other people with NAD M33 again with great results. I think if you box clever with how you set things up you dont need KW of amplifier for these speakers. I could get great results from the 702 s2 with a NAD M10 V2 I think I could no problem
With all these "improvements" you'd think they would have reached perfection by now. The last good B&W I heard were the original matrix from 40 odd years ago.
I’m trying to decide between the B&W 702 S2 vs Focal Aria 948 (or 936’s). Would appreciate thoughtful opinions. Thanks!
702 s2 coming in for review soon
@@PursuitPerfectSystem wonderful. Thanks!
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I want B&W to get back to making linear and balanced measuring speakers like old times.
I doubt that will happen, i actully prefer the lively character they have now, but there is plenty of other brands that offers as linear sound prestation
I notice that they have moved the tweeters forward nowadays. Does that mean that "time-aligning" the tweeter to have its acoustic center align with the other drivers is not important?
I have an older Nautilus 805 (before S and D version). Once you pair it with the right amp it’s really a very smooth and almost mellow listen. Would like to upgrade/try something new, but not really motivated to try the newer models 😅
@@andreasmoller9798 they have so much going for them in terms of low distortion, off axis response, etc but they gotta go screw it up with a +6 top end. This is the exact reason some studios use EQed B&Ws.
@@-MarkWinston- its all about preference, the tilted tweeter is on purpose, i really like the lively character of my 702 s2 paired with good sub and i am in music heaven😍
Hello, some technical question, I have been trying to record some music on camera with Rode VideoMic, but they all sound like having a blanket in front of the speakers and for your videos, they are very clear and 'front', I kept trying different settings but with no results. Is there any trick on recording or how do I find out what I am doing wrong ?? Thanks in advance !
Learn about microphones a rode videomic is a shotgun mic designed for capturing talking up to about 4-6 feet away.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem Thank you for such a quick reply. I have moved the camera to around 4 feet away from the speaker, tried to turn on and off the high pass filter, tried the high frequency boost on and off, but still the sound is very unclear whereas in your videos, the audio is very clear. Do you have more idea or how I could improve ?
There are channels dedicated to better audio and video seek them out, its not really what I do. Hope that helps
What music are you using in this video?
There is few different songs in this video - the intro and other one is by Dreem called Decaying and Envied
Is it possible to say when B&W will announce new 600 series?
I genuinely dont know and Bowers have strict embargo policies anyway. Sometimes news gets leaked still but there is no official information. Maybe this time next year or the year after as a guess but that is a pure guess.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem Ok. Thank You for replying.
The new series has an extended frequency response. The question is what about the stability of the center image. I don't think more bass and treble are necessary. The old series already had that.
That wont be the difference you hear between the S2 and S3
Wow, the 7 series is going up in price topping at $7,000 with the tiniest one costing $1,800.
Affordable speakers have been closing the gap in performance to B&W with speakers from Polk, Sonus Faber, Q Acoustics, and Arendal offering extremely good lines.
A 5.0 would cost 13,700 without tax, cables, and power.
702 S3 $7,000
HT7M1 S3 $2,500 (center)
705 S3 $3,400
Stands $800
You're really looking at $20,000 for the top 7 series sound system with a Marantz SR8015 and SVS 3000 Micro.
Dropping to the 703S3 and 706S3, you save 2,200 which is really just 10% of the system. For $18k, I'd expect the best in the 700 series.
You would want much more sub than that for this system.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem what sub would you recommend with a system like that?
Btw, do you know the low end frequency response of the 702 s2 vs the 702 s3?
Did B&W do a bass demo? I saw some numbers but they seem very different.
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I enjoyed this video but Iam not quite sure whether to give you a thumbs up, after all I don't want my algorithm to start blastering me with Bowers and Wilkins videos. 🤔
It should start blasting you with my videos but who understands the YT algorithm, I dont think anyone does its mostly works at random I think
Where are they made?
Bowers facility in China
@@PursuitPerfectSystem 🤦♂️
Did you ask them why their speakers are always too bright and forward?
i miss the sealed box designs, i wish they only did sealed in the future. and they made models without the protective mesh on the tweeter.
I don't think the mesh makes a difference. The old 703 had a removable cover and the reviewers found very little difference with the cover on and off so they measured it with the cover on. The measured the other drivers with the grille off but also commented that it didn't change the frequency response.
Sealed will get you less bass and more distortion earlier, b&w has never been sealed as long as i have known about the brand unless you are talking about their subs, the protection on tweeter is good thing, as they are so many speakers with dented tweeters
What is the streamer?
First room was the Bowers Formation Audio I think its called, second room was an Innuos I think
Ain't you the same guy that use to work on BMWs
haha no
B&W, or KEF. What do you guys think?
B&W, hands down.
Anyone has a living room that looks like that ?
Back in 2001 I had a pair of B&W 603 S2 floorstanding speakers. They were then made in the UK. About 15 years later I bought a pair of 683 S2 which were really shoddy in terms of their construction. Scratches on the plastic baffle and glue showing in the joints. This when they had moved production to China. I switched to Monitor Audio and never looked back. Their construction and attention to detail and QC seem to be of a much higher standard. I dont think I would buy B&W again. A shame since sonically they were great
Show the crossover 🤔
I showed the 702 S2 and S3 Mids and Highs crossover to show the difference and the 702 Low Freq crossover.
Not everyone want or can afford two amplifiers
Factory! there stuff made in china. No factory in the UK
czcams.com/video/AgcdUSvg2t4/video.html There is a very impressive factory in the UK, the most impressive speaker building factory your likely to see
@@PursuitPerfectSystem That is awesome. Ill look for speaker made there :)
KEFs are better~
Horrible Horrible speakers, try listening to Linkin park or any High Base Rap songs on them horrible. Purposely makes the vocals tooo sharp and mid base so insignificant. I deeply regret buying them.