B&W 683 S2 Floorstanding Speakers – Black Ash

Here we have a pair of Bowers & Wilkins highly regarded 683 “budget” floorstanding speakers. In good fully working condition, noting a few minor marks on the second speaker – please see photographs. They will be supplied in original factory packaging complete with manual, grilles, spikes, allen key and our normal three month warranty.
Bowers & Wilkins Say…
The 600 Series continues the award-winning promise of its predecessors – the audio performance you demand from Bowers & Wilkins, power to fill any room, yet at a budget that allows everyone access to true, audiophile sound. It adopts technologies from our premium speakers plus innovations and engineering solutions unique to the range. Bowers & Wilkins believes everyone should be able to experience truly great sound. With the new 600 Series, everyone can.
It doesn’t matter where your music comes from. You might personally prefer classic vinyl, lossless FLAC files or Spotify streams. What really matters is how good the music sounds to you. And in a world of streaming, wireless and cloud-based audio, in a world where music has to compete with everything else happening in your life, it matters more than ever that music sounds brilliant. After all, what else can soothe you to sleep, excite and invigorate you, or clear and calm your head to let you think and feel? Cut through the chatter, sit back and really listen… and you’ll see.
The 683 is the largest speaker in the new 600 Series delivers outstanding power, accuracy, and musicality. The floorstander features the new Decoupled Double Dome tweeter, an FST midrange driver and new Dual Layer aluminium bass drivers. The result is a loudspeaker ideal for both high-performance stereo and surround sound applications even in larger rooms, delivering serious performance and amazing value.
Specifications:
Technical Features: Decoupled Double Dome aluminium tweeter with Nautilus™ tube loading; Kevlar® brand fibre cone FST™ midrange driver; Dual-layer aluminium cone bass driver; Flowport™
Description: 3-way vented-box system
Drive Units: 1 x ø25 mm aluminium dome HF; 1 x ø150 mm woven Kevlar® cone FST™ Mid; 2x ø165 mm aluminium cone Bass
Frequency Range: -6 dB at 30 Hz and 50 kHz
Frequency Response: 52 Hz – 22 kHz ±3 dB on reference axis
Sensitivity: 89 dB SPL (2.83 V, 1 m)
Harmonic Distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90 dB, 1 m); <1% 95 Hz – 22 kHz; <0.5% 120 Hz – 20 kHz
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ω (minimum 3.0 Ω)
Crossover Frequency: 400 Hz, 4 kHz
Recommended Amplifier Power: 25 W – 200 W into 8 V on unclipped programme
Max. Recommended Cable Impedance: 0.1 Ω
Dimensions: 985 (H) x 190 (W) x 364 (D) mm cabinet, grille, and terminals only
Weight: 27.2 kg

To read a review from US publication Stereophile please click here