Bowers & Wilkins 705 Signature
Discontinued
Introducing the new 700 Series Signature.
The 700 Series Signature combines state-of-the-art engineering with the highest possible standards of design, finish and quality.
Every speaker is crafted with care, honed by experience and perfected with passion.
The 705 Signature is finished in exclusive Datuk Gloss and features optimised crossovers, a Continuum cone mid/bass driver and a Carbon Dome tweeter housed in Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top enclosure.
705 Signature
Their most compact Tweeter-on-Top model gets the Signature treatment
Optimised tweeter housing
Milled from a solid block of aluminium, the Solid Body Tweeter housing design creates an acoustically optimised housing that is exceptionally inert and resistant to resonances.
Crafted
Exquisite Datuk Gloss nish for loudspeakers that look as beautiful as they sound.
Each pair of speakers is unique, with no two models sharing the same grain pattern.
Honed
Expertly tuned for exceptional detail and clarity, enabled by upgraded crossover designs and components.
Perfected
Signature is the culmination of decades of loudspeaker design. It embodies everything we know – and here, it’s applied to 700 Series for the first time.
705 Signature Specifications
Description
2-way vented-box system
Features
Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum™ cone bass/ midrange
Flowport™
Drive units
1x ø25mm (1 in) Carbon Dome
high-frequency
1x ø165mm (6.5 in) Continuum cone bass / midrange
Frequency range
6dB at 45Hz and 33kHz
Frequency response
50Hz – 28kHz ±3dB
Sensitivity
88dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
Harmonic distortion
2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
<1% 100Hz – 22kHz
<0.5% 150Hz – 20kHz
Normal impedance
8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)
Recommended amplifier power
30W – 120W into 8Ω on
unclipped programme
Dimensions
Height: 340mm (13.4 in) cabinet only 407mm (16 in) including tweeter
and plinth
Width: 200mm (7.8 in)
Depth: 285mm (11.2 in) cabinet only 301mm (11.9 in) inc. grille and terminals including plinth
Net weight
9.3kg (20.5 lb)
Cabinet finishes
Datuk Gloss
Grille finishes
Black
705 Signature stands optional extra
Prefer floor standing speakers B&W 702 Signature
Brand
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins
1960s: Humble beginnings
The sleepy coastal town of Worthing in South England might not look like a hotbed of 1960s freewheeling experimentation, but for audio fans it’s a place that’s synonymous with innovation.
Thanks to the first Bowers & Wilkins speakers built here in the early years of the company, music lovers could experience albums such as Sgt. Pepper and Pet Sounds in new, mind-expanding depth and clarity
1966: Beginings
John Bowers begins assembling speaker systems in the workshop of his electronics shop in Worthing, South East England
Following an inheritance of £10,000 from a satisfied customer, John Bowers sets up his own loudspeaker company
1966: P1
The first Bowers & Wilkins loudspeaker. The profit from P1 allowed the company to invest in new calibration equipment
1968: Domestic Monitors
The DM1 and DM3 were launched to bring high quality audio to more customers, at an affordable price point
1970s: A decade of milestones
With the company established and growing fast, Bowers & Wilkins developed its reputation for innovative design backed up by world-leading R&D.
They introduced new forms and design concepts including Tweeter-on-Top, new cone materials such as Aramid fibre, and it all culminated in the launch of the iconic 801, soon to become the reference speaker of choice for many of the world’s leading recording studios
1970: DM70
With its curved cabinet, the DM70 changed the shape of loudspeaker design
1980s: The application of science
Extensive investment in research led to the establishment of the company’s dedicated R&D facility in Steyning.
The era of MTV pop superstardom and bombastic stadium rock also saw Bowers & Wilkins buck the trend and introduce something small and unobtrusive: the “compact monitor”, or CM1
1990s: Rewriting the rulebook
The 1990s saw the pioneering work of the Steyning research team realised in spectacular fashion with the launch of Nautilus™, a speaker that rewrote preconceived notions of speaker design.
It also saw major product launches at both ends of the spectrum, with the unveiling of the highly regarded entry-level 600 Series and the flagship Nautilus 800 Series
2000s: Expansion in to new categories
The decade that brought us iPods and smartphones saw them embrace the new world with the launch of the iconic Zeppelin.
They also expanded into the car audio category and transformed the performance of their 800 Series with the development of the Diamond-dome tweeter
2015: 800 Series Diamond
The latest version of their flagship introduced a complete redesign and revolutionary new technologies, such as the Continuum™ cone
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