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Bowers & Wilkins

704 S3

speaker

$4,500

Used market: $3,240*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

5 of 7 values have a recorded source
System Type
Passive Floorstanding·
Input Terminals
Binding posts·
Min Impedance Dip ohms
3.1✓
Nominal Impedance ohms
8✓
Recommended Power watts
Max Continuous: 150 · Min Continuous: 30✓
Sensitivity dB 2.83V 1m
88✓
Updated At
2026-08-05T23:17:57.938Z·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Amplification Warning

The slim 700 S3 floorstander: FST midrange, two 5-inch Aerofoil bass drivers, 8 ohms nominal with a 3.1-ohm minimum - the deepest dip of the four 700 S3 models here. B&W is one of the few makers that prints the minimum next to the nominal in the same row, which is the number an amplifier actually meets.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~72% retained value). · checked on 8/6/2026