Technologies
The 600 Series may be affordable, but it utilises many of the same key Bowers & Wilkins technologies as our flagship ranges. Technologies such as Kevlar® FST™ drive units and Nautilus tapering tubes are the reason why the 600 Series is one of the world's most respected speaker ranges.
Crossover
We carry out exhaustive listening tests rigorously assessing the performance of each component until we find the optimum component for each position in the circuit. Fine-tuning by ear is only possible if the crossover is simple and the section of the crossover that perhaps benefits most from our policy of listen-and-learn is the part handling the signal for the tweeter. In most Bowers & Wilkins speakers, it is carried by a single, ear-chosen component that preserves the very finest detail.
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Flowport
Bowers & Wilkins’s Flowport™ minimises turbulence in the same way as a golf ball. Dimples on the surface generate tiny eddy currents over which air can flow smoothly, reducing turbulence, and improving performance. This is because if turbulence occurs as the air moves in and out of the port, you’ll hear extraneous noise and, as you turn the volume up, the bass won’t be as tight and well timed as it should be.
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FST
FST™ mid-range drive units maximises the effects of Kevlar® by improving cone response times and integrity of sound transmission. As the mid-range diaphragm only moves a little, Bowers & Wilkins has improved outer edge cone termination by means of ‘surroundless’ suspension, for the cleanest mid-range performance in the business.
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Kevlar
Kevlar® has been Bowers & Wilkins’ cone material of choice since 1974, and with good reason. Not only does it deliver a cleaner sound, it can do so to a wider group of listeners. The distinctive yellow cones are found on almost all Bowers & Wilkins loudspeakers.
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Mushrooms
Bowers & Wilkins’ bass drivers use a ‘mushroom’ type diaphragm construction, maximising rigidity by bonding the cone, dust cap and extended voice coil bobbin into a stiffening girder-like unit. This helps deliver that all-important low-end 'drive' and 'punch'.
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Nautilus Tapering Tubes
Not all sound generated by speaker drive units is good sound. The kind that emerges from the back of a working driver, into a conventional box cabinet, can bounce around and make a mess of the good sound coming out of the front. Bowers & Wilkins’ trailblazing Nautilus™ speaker found a way around boxes. Tapering tubes filled with absorbent wadding soaked up the wayward sound energy and reduced resonances to an insignificant minimum.
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600 Series for Hi-Fi
The fourth generation 600 Series features improved drive units, minimalist crossovers and a whole new design.
600 Series for Hi-Fi
Mini Theatre
The multi-award winning Mini Theatre systems are perfect for people who want great theatre sound in smaller rooms.
Mini Theatre
Innovation
Every discovery our scientists make influences how loudspeakers all over the world are designed and built.
Innovation
Society of Sound
Offers a unique chance to hear music exactly as recorded: detailed, vibrantly alive, full of power and unhindered by speaker distortion.
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