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Bowers & Wilkins

706 S3

speaker

$2,500

Used market: $1,800*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

5 of 7 values have a recorded source
System Type
Passive Bookshelf·
Input Terminals
Binding posts·
Min Impedance Dip ohms
3.7✓
Nominal Impedance ohms
8✓
Recommended Power watts
Max Continuous: 120 · Min Continuous: 30✓
Sensitivity dB 2.83V 1m
88✓
Updated At
2026-08-05T23:17:57.950Z·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Amplification Warning

Same 165 mm Continuum driver and same published numbers as the 705 S3, in a conventional cabinet with the tweeter in the baffle. If you are choosing between them on the spec sheet alone, there is nothing to choose: the difference is in the construction and the price, not in any figure B&W publishes.

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