Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 S3 Center Channel Speaker – Bowers & Wilkins

Our flagship center-channel speaker features a Carbon Dome drive unit housed in a Tweeter-On-Top enclosure, a 130mm (5in) Continuum Cone FST™ midrange driver – particularly important for clarity with dialogue – and twin Aerofoil™ Profile bass cones. It’s the perfect partner for the 705 S3, 703 S3 and 702 S3.

Uncompromising vocal performance

The HTM71 S3 now features Tweeter-on-Top technology, ensuring perfect integration with similarly equipped 700 Series models in a surround sound system.

A house for high frequencies

The 700 Series features the latest generation of our iconic Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing. Its new, more elongated form incorporates a longer tube-loading system to produce an even more free and open sound with high frequencies. The carefully decoupled housing is milled from a single solid block of aluminum to better resist resonance.

Sharper detail

Carbon Dome tweeters are purpose-built for the 700 Series. Delivering a dramatic improvement on the aluminum double dome tweeter, they raise the breakup threshold to 47kHz, for pinpoint imaging accuracy and detail.

Truly amazing sound

Thanks to its composite construction, the Continuum™ cone avoids the abrupt transitions in behavior that can impair the performance of a conventional drive unit. The result is a more open, neutral performance that delivers voices and instruments with precision and transparency.

Clean and clear

Every three-way loudspeaker in the new 700 Series has a dedicated midrange cone using four key Bowers & Wilkins technologies: the Continuum cone, FST™, Biomimetic Suspension and midrange decoupling, the latter ensuring minimal interference from the operation of the loudspeaker’s bass drivers.

A triumph of science

Developed using advanced computer modeling techniques, the Aerofoil™ Profile bass cone has variable thickness, providing stiffness and rigidity where it’s needed most. The result: deep and dynamic bass.

Specifications:

• Size & weight
• Dimensions
• Height: 165 mm (6.5 in) cabinet only, 233 mm (9.2 in) including tweeter
• Width: 628 mm (24.7 in) cabinet only
• Depth: 318 mm (12.5 in) cabinet only, 356 mm (14.0 in) including grille and terminals
• Net weight: 17.45kg (38.5 lb)
• Technical details
• Technical features
• Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
• Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
• Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange
• Aerofoil™ Profile bass cones
• Flowport™
• Description: 3-way vented-box system
• Frequency range: 45Hz and 33kHz
• Sensitivity: 89dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
• Nominal impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω)
• Max recommended cable impedance: 0.1Ω
• Drive units: 1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency, 1x ø130mm (5 in) Continuum cone FST midrange, 2x ø130mm (5 in) Aerofoil Profile bass
• Frequency response: 50Hz – 28kHz ±3dB
• Harmonic distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis), <1% 90Hz – 22kHz, <0.5% 120Hz – 20kHz
• Recommended amplifier power: 30W – 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
• Finishes
• Cabinet finishes: Gloss Black, Satin White, Mocha
• Grille finishes: Black, Grey (Satin White only)

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