Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 S3 Centre Speaker

The Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 S3 is the ultimate Centre Speaker, the flagship centre speaker features a Tweeter on top with a Carbon Dome drive, it is designed to be the perfect partner for the new Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3, 703 S3 and 702 S3 speakers within a premium home cinema setup. With a 130mm (5in) Continuum Cone FST™ midrange driver – particularly important for clarity with dialogue – and twin Aerofoil™ Profile bass cones. 

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 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.

Specifications

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
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 range	45Hz - 33kHz
Frequency response	50Hz - 28kHz ±3dB
Sensitivity	89dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m)
Harmonic distortion	2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis) <1% 90Hz - 22kHz <0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz
Nominal impedance	8Ω (minimum 3.1Ω)
Recommended amplifier power	30W - 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Max recommended cable impedance	0.1Ω
SIZE & WEIGHT
Dimensions	Height: 165 mm cabinet only, 233 mm including tweeter Width: 628 mm cabinet only Depth: 318 mm cabinet only, 356 mm including grille and terminals
Weight	17.5kg (38.5lbs)
FINISHES
Cabinet finishes	Gloss Black Satin White Mocha
Grille finishes	Black Grey (Satin White only)