About The Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 S3 Centre Speaker
Bowers & Wilkins's flagship centre channel loudspeaker, the HTM71 S3 features a Carbon Dome drive unit housed in a Tweeter-On-Top enclosure, making it the perfect match for its 705 S3, 703 S3 and 702 S3 stablemates. This approach allows for outstanding integration and an even more immersive listening experience across Bowers & Wilkins's premium 700 Series based surround sound systems. The HTM71 S3 also features an all new 130mm (5") Continuum Cone FST™ midrange driver complete with Bowers & Wilkins's Biomimetic Suspension – particularly important for clarity with dialogue.
Solid Body Tweeter: The HTM71 S3 features the latest generation of Bowers & Wilkins's iconic Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing. Its redesigned, 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.
Carbon Dome Tweeters: 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.
Biomimetic Suspension: Sometimes, making a big difference takes unconventional thinking. The transition from Bowers & Wilkins's famous yellow Aramid Fibre midrange cones to the Continuum cone technology resulted in a massive improvement to midrange performance. Now, Bowers & Wilkins have turned their attention to another crucial element in a loudspeaker cone: the fabric spider. The unique Biomimetic Suspension revolutionises midrange cone performance by greatly reducing the unwanted air pressure and coloration that a conventional fabric spider can generate. The result? Midrange transparency you wouldn't believe possible.
Continuum™ Cone: 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.
Dedicated Midrange Assembly: The HTM71 S3 has a dedicated midrange cone using key Bowers & Wilkins technologies: the Continuum cone, FST™ and Biomimetic Suspension, which together produce extraordinary levels of midrange detail that helps make understanding on-screen dialogue easier than ever.
Aerofoil™ Profile Bass Cone: 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.
About The 700 Series 3 Range
The Bowers & Wilkins 700 S3 range of loudspeakers is defined by elegance and driven by performance. Every model in the range is inspired by the recording studio and enabled by cutting-edge technologies first developed for Bowers & Wilkins's flagship 800 Series Diamond.
The 700 Series contains eight models: there's a speaker to suit every home and every requirement, whether your passion is high-performance stereo, immersive home cinema or a mix of both. Every model combines slim, elegant proportions with a choice of exquisite finishes.
With the 700 Series 3, Studio Sound comes home.
Precision Sound: 700 Series uses a wealth of state-of-the-art technologies derived from Bowers & Wilkins's award-winning 800 Series Diamond range to provide a best-in-class audio experience.
Bring Hollywood Home: With two centre channel speakers to choose from plus the option of matching subwoofers, in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, the 700 Series performs brilliantly in any home cinema set-up.
Meaningful Design: Thanks to its svelte proportions and premium detailing – plus the option of an all new Mocha finish – the 700 Series range is both beautiful and effortlessly elegant.
Studio Sound, Your Way: This is Bowers & Wilkins's most extensive range: 700 Series range features floorstanding, standmount and bookshelf speakers, meaning you can get precision sound in any size of room, however you prefer to listen.
Our Take
If you are looking for the ideal centre speaker to match the 702 S3, 703 S3 or 705 S3 speakers then your search is over. The HTM71 S3 is perfectly voiced to match these models and provide a rich spread of sound across the three front channels of your home theatre set up. With a dedicated Continuum™ Cone midrange driver and a solid body carbon dome tweeter-on-top the HTM71 has a spacious enveloping sound that provides excellent vocal clarity for those hard to understand dialogue moments. It also sports dual Aerofoil Profile bass drivers & a rear-firing port for deep, articulate bass response. For those who want a classy home cinema experience that isn't afraid to let its hair down when required then a Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series set up could be the way to go.
Main Features & Specifications
- Design: 3-Way Vented-Box Centre Channel Speaker
- Decoupled Carbon Dome Tweeter
- Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
- Continuum™ Cone FST Midrange
- Aerofoil™ Profile Bass Cones
- Flowport™
- Drive Units
- 25mm (1") Decoupled Carbon Dome High-Frequency Driver
- 130mm (5") Continuum Cone FST Midrange
- 2 x 130mm (5") Aerofoil Profile Bass Drivers
- Frequency Range: 45Hz to 33kHz
- Frequency Response: 50Hz - 28kHz (+/-3dB from reference axis)
- Sensitivity: 89dB (on axis at 2.83Vrms at 1m)
- Harmonic Distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis)
- <1% 90Hz - 22kHz
- <0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz
- Nominal Impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)
- Recommended Amplifier Power: 30W - 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
- Cabinet Finishes: Gloss Black (Black Grille), Satin White (Grey Grille), Mocha (Black Grille) & Rosenut (Black Grille)
- Width
- 628mm cabinet only
- Height
- 165mm cabinet only
- 233mm including tweeter
- Depth
- 318mm cabinet only
- 356mm including grille and terminals
- Weight 17.5 kg
- Manufacturer's Warranty: 5 Years
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE