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Is the Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 an easy to drive speaker?
Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3
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There are two main factors that set how easy or difficult a speaker is to drive, these are Speaker Sensitivity and Impedance. A speaker rated lower Ohms requires more current than a higher Ohm speaker. Similarly, a speaker with lower sensitivity requires more power to reach the same volume as a speaker with higher sensitivity.

B&W 702 S3's nominal impedance level is 8 Ohms but can go down to as low as 3.1 ohms. 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

B&W 702 S3 has a sensitivity of 90 dB.

Read our detailed Bowers & Wilkins 702 S3 Review
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3-way 90 dB 8 ohms 46-28k Hz
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3-way 90 dB 4 ohms 46-28 Hz
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3-way 90 dB 8 ohms 46-28k Hz
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3-way 92 dB 4 ohms 27-25k Hz
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3-way 87 dB 4 ohms 35-23k Hz
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3-way 88 dB 8 ohms 46-28k Hz
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3-way 92.5 dB 8 ohms 37-28k Hz
ELAC VELA FS 409
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3-way 89 dB 4 ohms 28-50k Hz
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