Bowers & Wilkins 686 light oak

Luidspreker
600-series

The 686 is the baby of the 600 Series bunch, but doesn’t lack for the
technologies and features to deliver outrageously good sound in smaller room
settings. Mount a pair on a wall or stand, or simply sit them on a shelf or
table for a compact stereo system or as surround speakers in a home theatre
set-up.

The 130mm diameter Kevlar® cone bass/midrange is based on a tried-and-trusted
B&W design, but its new fixed centre bullet helps to smooth the response in
upper frequencies. Also, by setting the bass/midrange closer to the tweeter than
in equivalent earlier speakers, we have improved the integration and vertical
dispersion of sound from the two units. The
Nautilus™ tube-loaded, aluminium dome tweeter, featuring a new surround material
to improve spaciousness and imaging, adds needle-sharp top end all the way to
50kHz and beyond.

The improvements to the drive units in the new 600 Series make it possible, for
the first time, to introduce a minimalist crossover to the range. The use of
components that are fewer in number but higher in quality – hand-picked in
exhaustive listening tests – reduces the degradation of the signal
significantly. So, whether you’re enjoying hi-fi or home cinema, what you hear
is that much closer to what was recorded.

Visually, a refreshed, contemporary design language and a widened choice of wood
finishes allows the 685 to fit in effortlessly with any interior.