Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 vs 706 S2

Bowers and Wilkins S2 vs S3 Series.
In this video you will hear an A, B comparison of the two loudspeakers Bowers and Wilkins 705 S3 and 706 S2. Both shots were taken under exactly the same conditions. The only audible difference is the individual sound of the speakers. The following gear was used: Rega Brio Class A integrated amplifier, bi-wire audio cable, Rode NT-1A, Scarlett Focusrite Solo, Macbook Air M.

Solution:

A: B&W 706 S2
B: B&W 705 S3

[trexabyte]

please take the time to comment below the video.
Which speaker do you prefer? Where are the differences? Would you recommend other speakers? If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here! Best regards, Alex

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[engle]

a) The sound lines are thicker. There are more reverberations. It's a little bit more round. It sounds a little more musical. It's a little bit more elastic.

b) There is more openness. The sound sounds hollow. The note is a little lighter.

[andorandor]

I tried both of them and to be honest the difference in sound between them is not a day or night difference as they sound very similar, so for the price i prefer 706s2 as you can find them for a better deal right now (1000 euro) so its hard to justifice the price increase.

[nyrep]

interesting test. B has more clarity in the voices, and seems to have less bass loudness but lower extension, also slightly smoother overall sound. The difference seems to be more pronounced on the second song at least to me using a laptop and BW p7 headphones .

[Risandi_Pradipto]

705 is clearer than the 706. But still, for my ears, both of them lean toward emphasized high frequency responses.

[germanmenendez]

I have 706s2 and is a fantástic speaker and Rega Brio is a poor amp for this speaker. I have them with a tube amp and to me sounds like “The B Speaker” does in this video. That said The quesiton here is if 706S3 would be The real deal. Steve Hoffman reviewed 706 and 705 S2 and said that 706 was 90/95% of 705. Today 706 S3 cost 2.000€ and 705S3 3.000€, 705 cost 50% more and if 706 is 90% of 705….

[cychen]

b is definitely more open. but I'm not sure the high frequency is for everyone since it makes the human voice less rounded.

[apw]

Well I’ve got both the 705s2 and 705s3 and you would be very hard to tell them apart just listening to them. There was always a jump from the 706 to 705. The tweeter on top makes a big difference. Not necessarily something everyone likes though.

[heaveneye]

B is clearly superior.
Some people say A if they buy it.
But if you can get it for free, there will only be people called B.
This is the answer!

[Carmion]

I have a Yamaha r-n 803d receiver. I am thinking of buying a 707s2 or a kef ls50 and a rel ht 1003 subwoofer as low frequency support. I can also buy the model 704 s2. I would go a bit over budget though. I listen to music mainly pop and I care about spatial and clear sound the living room is 20m2 + hall 6-7m2.

what would you choose?

[nkfmasternk]

The 707s2 speakers sound better than the two speakers above. price is cheaper
This is an accidental masterpiece from b&w speakers.

[Mike_Genisys]

Limited information through headphones B sounds better, it just feels like it has a bit more of presence and depth but it's a mild difference nothing earth shattering.

[MrsZambezi]

So similar you might just as well go for the cheaper option.

[ΚωνσταντίνοςΔουρδούρης]

Both sound good. First song i thought the A was better (706 s2) and second song B (705 s3). 705 s3 is definitely more detailed in highs because tweeter has its own space...but both speakers are great. And they have a huge price difference...i think 705 s3 its twice the price.

[rishelbhallabhatia]

Hello. I have ordered bowers 706 s2 without demo as demo is not possible where I live . I will be pairing them with my old Harman Kardon 3380 stereo receiver. I have heard reviews that these speakers sound bright / harsh so one cannot listen for too long ? Doesone have to do any tonal adjustments to 706 s2 for listening?

[超威藍貓-jz]

It's obvious that your amplifier isn't bringing out the full potential of the 705.
It indeed sounds a bit dry and harsh

[basslife]

Sounds the same on my studio monitors.

[oscillatingdailyaudio]

might wanna fix the typo in the title of your video

[veli-pekkalampinen]

I think I'll keep my Amphion Argon 3's

[johnchan]

Hello how about your speaker cable? I like this voice, thank you so much 😊 🙏🏻