HTM71 S3 Our flagship centre-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. 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 aluminium to better resist resonance. Sharper detail Carbon Dome tweeters are purpose-built for the 700 Series. Delivering a dramatic improvement on the aluminium 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 behaviour 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 modelling techniques, the Aerofoil™ Profile bass cone has variable thickness, providing stiffness and rigidity where it’s needed most. The result: deep and dynamic bass. Size & weight Dimensions Height: 165 mm cabinet only233 mm including tweeterWidth: 628 mm cabinet onlyDepth: 318 mm cabinet only356 mm including grille and terminals Net weight 17.45kg Technical details Technical features Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeterSolid Body Tweeter-on-TopContinuum™ cone FST™ midrangeAerofoil™ Profile bass conesFlowport™ Description 3-way vented-box system Drive units 1x ø25mm (1 in) Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency1x ø130mm (5 in) Continuum cone FST midrange2x ø130mm (5 in) Aerofoil Profile bass Frequency range 45Hz - 33kHz Frequency response 50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB Sensitivity 89dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m) Harmonic distortion 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis)
