Bowser & Wilkins 683 Tower Speaker - Black Ash
Bowser & Wilkins 683 Tower Speaker - Black Ash
RRP $ 2299.00

683 Overview

The imposing 683 is the genuine three-way speaker of the 600 Series, with a line-up of technologies and a level of performance that defies its entry-level place in the market. For large rooms, two 683s make a formidable partnership, either for stereo hi-fi or fronting a home theatre installation.

Deep, dynamic, bottom-end power is delivered by a pair of aluminium/paper/Kevlar® composite cone bass drive units. The 150mm Kevlar® midrange handles middle frequencies with its characteristic clarity and tunefulness, but, for the first time in a 600 Series speaker, includes FST cone surround technology for extra detail and resolution. 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.

683
Woven Kevlar  
Crossover Tuning  
Nautilus Tapering Tube  
Flowport  
Mushrooms  
FST  
Technical features Nautilus™ tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter

Kevlar® brand fibre cone FST™ midrange

Aluminium/paper/Kevlar® cone bass driver

Flowport™
Description 3-way vented-box system
Drive units 1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency

1x ø150mm (6 in) woven Kevlar® cone FST™midrange

2x ø165mm (6.5 in) Aluminium/paper/Kevlar® cone bass
Frequency range -6dB at 30Hz and 50kHz
Frequency response 38Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis
Dispersion Within 2dB of reference response

Horizontal: over 60º arc

Vertical: over 10º arc
Sensitivity 90dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
Harmonic distortion 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)

<1% 90Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz
Nominal impedance 8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)
Crossover frequencies 350Hz, 4kHz
Crossover Filters 1st Order – tweeter

2nd Order – midrange low pass

2nd Order – midrange high pass

3rd Order – bass
Recommended amplifier power 25W - 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Max. recommended cable impedance 0.1Ω
Dimensions Height: 985mm (38.8 in) (not including plinth or feet)

Width: 198mm (7.8 in)

Depth: 340mm (13.4 in)
Net weight 26kg (57.3 lb)
Finishes Black Ash

Red Cherry

 

 
Bowser & Wilkins 683 Tower Speaker - Black Ash
 
Bowser   Wilkins 683 Tower Speaker - Cherry
Bowser Wilkins 683 Tower Speaker - Cherry