Bowers And Wilkins 683 S2

Best floorstander Awards 2014. A very strong and versatile performance; another winner for B&W.

The 683 S2s are tremendously talented speakers, all things considered. We're impressed by their power, scale and delicacy they're wonderfully versatile performers.

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Three-way, vented-box loudspeaker.
Drive-units: 1" (25mm) aluminum-dome tweeter, 6" (150mm) woven-Kevlar-cone FST midrange, two 6.5" (165mm) aluminum-cone woofers.
Crossover frequencies: 400Hz, 4kHz.
Frequency response: 52Hz-22kHz, +/-3dB on reference axis, -6dB at 30Hz and 50kHz.
Dispersion: within 2dB of on-axis response over 60" arc (horizontal) and 10" arc (vertical).
Sensitivity: 89dB/2.83V/m.
Harmonic distortion (second and third harmonics, 90dB, 1m): <1.0%, 95Hz-22kHz; <0.5%, 120Hz-20kHz.
Impedance: 8 ohms nominal, 3 ohms minimum.
Recommended amplification: 25-200W into 8 ohms on unclipped program. Maximum recommended cable impedance: 0.1 ohm.
Dimensions: 38.4" (985mm) H by 7.4" (190mm) W by 14.2" (364mm) D.
Weight: 59.8 lbs (27.2kg).