The History of Bowers & Wilkins
In 1966, John Bowers and Roy Wilkins founded the now globally known Bowers & Wilkins company.
As always, it all started small. Bowers & Wilkins began as a service-oriented electronics business. Of course, no one could have predicted at the time that the assembly of loudspeaker systems would later become one of the best-known producers of high-quality loudspeaker systems worldwide.
The only clue could have been the philosophy that has been upheld to this day. Durability, quality and direct service are still core elements of Bowers & Wilkins.
The first loudspeaker | Bowers & Wilkins P1
With the development and distribution of the P1, the foundation for the company's growth and capabilities was laid in the year of its founding.
John Bowers reinvested the profits from the P1 and used the fresh capital to buy new, better calibration equipment.
The new technology paid off, because only 2 years later the DM1 and DM3 models were created
Bowers & Wilkins | DM1 and DM3
With the new loudspeaker models DM1 & DM3, Bowers & Wilkins made the leap into the living room.
The futuristic design, at least futuristic for the late 1960s, was a small revolution on the hi-fi market. But as advanced as the technology seemed, the engineers at Bowers & Wilkins were still at the beginning of their creativity.
The 1970s
The Decade of Milestones
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The DM70 | The new way of loudspeaker design
With the DM70, Bowers & Wilkins presented a new way of looking at loudspeakers. The curved design was adopted across the industry and continues to inspire to this day.
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1976 was the birth year of the Bowers & Wilkins DM6
The DM6 loudspeaker was designed by Sir Kenneth Grange and was the first Bowers & Wilkins system to use aramid fiber as the membrane material.
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The first time – “Tweeter on Top” at DM7
As early as 1977, the idea of removing the tweeter from the speaker housing and placing it on top of the speaker came about.
This innovative line of thinking prevailed and to this day you can still find the “Tweeter on Top” of the flagship speaker series.
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1976 was the birth year of the Bowers & Wilkins DM6…
...also describes the birth year of the modern HiFi era. The already successfully implemented "Tweeter on Top" concept was the conceptual basis for accommodating the chassis in separate chambers in the 801 loudspeaker.
center speaker
Clear sound. Compact design
Bowers & Wilkins center speakers, such as the Anniversary Edition, are very powerful despite their compact design. You will immediately recognize and enjoy the authentic and precise sound.
The optimized tweeters from B&W
B&W doesn't just do everything right visually with their tweeters. In the center speakers of the Anniversary Edition you will find decoupled double dome tweeters with a break-up frequency of 38kHz.
compact speakers
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An icon. The 606 S2 from Bowers & Wilkins
The new 606 S2 Anniversary takes the award-winning approach of the 606 and improves on it. The 606 is now even more attractive to music lovers thanks to the Continuum membrane, the double-layer decoupled tweeter, an improved crossover design and a new elegant finish.
The new 606 S2 Anniversary Edition has a refined and improved version of the proven decoupled double dome tweeter with a break-up frequency of 38 kHz. The result? An accurate and impressive reproduction of your favorite music.
Bowers & Wilkins bookshelf speaker 607 S2
The 607 S2 Anniversary Edition offers power and spaciousness that belies its compact form. It features the Continuum™ woofer/midrange driver and improved crossovers to ensure exceptional resolution and musicality.
Ideal for smaller rooms, the 607 S2 Anniversary Edition brings incredible insight and dynamics to your music. Using the same groundbreaking technologies as its sister models, the 607 S2 Anniversary Edition is perfect for enjoying your music or delivering surround sound as part of a home theater system.
floor-standing speakers
Bowers & Wilkins 600 series in the Anniversary Edition
The 603 S2 Anniversary Edition...
...is the largest and most powerful speaker in the 600 Anniversary range. A floorstanding speaker designed to deliver exceptional power, precision and musicality. Perfect for larger rooms and also ideal for home cinema applications. Available in a new elegant wood finish, as well as black and white.
Multi-layered, beautiful details
The new 603 S2 Anniversary Edition has a refined and improved version of the proven decoupled double dome tweeter with a break-up frequency of 38 kHz. The result? An accurate and impressive reproduction of your favorite music.
Powerful and controlled bass
The 603 S2 Anniversary Edition features two optimized bass diaphragms that provide high bass levels and exceptional precision for the playback of your favorite music and movies.
The 700 series from Bowers & Wilkins
Goosebumps thanks to studio quality | The B&W 700 series
Music. Movies. Television. The 702 S2 is equipped with the same high-quality, studio-grade technologies as the 800 Series Diamond and delivers sound so high that your living room becomes a real sound oasis.
A House for High Frequencies
The solid-state tweeter enclosure is machined from a solid block of aluminum, creating an acoustically optimized enclosure for the tweeter – one that is exceptionally rigid and resonance resistant.
Higher detail sharpness
Carbon Dome tweeters are specifically designed for the 700 Series. They provide a huge improvement on the aluminum twin dome tweeter, raising the resolution threshold to 47 kHz and delivering precise imaging and pinpoint detail.
B&W the 800 series
Want more performance?
The 803 D4 has all the characteristic features of the 800 Series Diamond, which of course includes the unmistakable Turbine Head cabinet. However, it is slightly smaller than the other two models with a head. The 802 D4, for example, offers larger bass cones (200 mm / 8 inches) and a larger midrange driver (150 mm / 6 inches).
Instead of a conventional speaker shape…
...the housings have a continuously rounded wooden front, in the middle of which the driver units are mounted. This stiffer, more acoustically neutral structure counteracts mechanical resonances much better and also has a positive effect on sound radiation.
Optimized Matrix™
Matrix bracing uses interlocking plates to reinforce the speaker's cabinet walls in every direction. This reduces resonance and creates a more realistic sound. The 803 D4 features what is probably the best matrix construction to date, ensuring optimal bandwidth, power and speech intelligibility.
aluminum bass surrounds
The 803 D4 features dual Aerofoil™ cones with two massive aluminum bass surrounds, each clamped into an aluminum plate in the stiffest part of the curved cabinet. These extremely rigid structures, formed from a single piece of metal, are the ideal location for the powerful bass cones.
In-Ear True Wireless Headphones
Do it all, hear it all. Bowers & Wilkins in-ear headphones are designed for an active life. They're held to the same standards of audio excellence that have guided Bowers & Wilkins for 50 years.
No matter what you're listening to, watching or playing, you won't miss even the smallest and most important detail. The new aptX codec gives you pure, unparalleled audio playback, no matter where you are or what you're doing.
Move around freely and enjoy the noise-cancelling microphones that block out distractions before they reach your ears. Simply leave the noise and stress of traffic, train stations and the office outside.
Over-ear headphones with noise cancelling
Always experience music at its best. The powerful drivers and adaptive noise cancellation put your music at the center, no matter where you are.
Removes disturbing outside noises
Adaptive noise cancellation that automatically responds to your environment to keep the outside world out of your music.
Up to 30 hours of battery life
You can do a lot of things in 30 hours. Enough time to fly from California to London and back, for example. All of this can be done non-stop on a single battery charge. And if that's not enough, a quick charge of just 15 minutes will give you an additional 5 hours of playtime.
B&W wireless revolution
Formation is Bowers & Wilkins' exclusive wireless technology that guarantees a premium Hi-Res audio listening experience - no matter how extensive your system is. With a robust, independent network, the wireless speakers always ensure perfect multi-room synchronization and excellent sound.
Sound from all directions
An entire cinema in an elegant soundbar.
Power and definition that immerse you in your favorite movies and songs. Impressive design that blends discreetly into any interior. The Formation Bar puts you in the middle of the action.
The Formation Soundbar can be easily combined with Bass and Flex to create a wireless, high-performance surround sound system.
