B&W 606 S3 stand-mount speakers in white, pair — angled front view of the silver Continuum cones and Nautilus tweeters

B&W 606 S3 stand-mount speakers, pair — front view of the drivers and white cabinets

B&W 606 S3 stand-mount speakers, pair — three-quarter view showing cabinet depth

B&W 606 S3 stand-mount speakers, pair — front view with the grey grilles fitted

B&W 606 S3 stand-mount speakers, pair — rear panels with bass ports and bi-wire binding posts

Original Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 packaging included with the speakers

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The Award-Winning B&W 606 S3 Stand-Mount Speakers — White

$1,195.00

Consignment piece. We sell it on behalf of its owner, and it's covered exactly like everything else we sell: inspected and serviced as required, and backed by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. The one difference: it isn't eligible for Cue It Up layaway.

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The Award-Winning B&W 606 S3 Stand-Mount Speakers — White

What Hi-Fi? named the 606 S3 Best Standmount Speaker £600–£800 at its 2024 Awards, and the 606 S3 package took Product of the Year 2025 for Best Speaker Package — recognition that puts this speaker in rare company at its price point.

What’s New in the 606 S3

The 606 S3 represents a meaningful step forward from the already well-regarded S2 generation. The headline upgrade is Bowers & Wilkins’ new Decoupled Double Dome Titanium tweeter — a 25mm design borrowed from the higher-tier 700 Series, suspended with a titanium ring and fitted with a rear tube that vents trapped air and reduces compression. The result is high-frequency reproduction that is exceptionally resolved and extended, reaching to 33 kHz (-6 dB), yet remains smooth and composed rather than etched or fatiguing.

Paired with the tweeter is B&W’s acclaimed Continuum cone bass/midrange driver — a composite material that avoids the abrupt breakup behavior of conventional cones, delivering voices and instruments with a transparency and precision that has earned consistent praise from reviewers worldwide. The 6.5″ driver sits in a carefully braced vented-box cabinet with B&W’s Flowport rear bass port, whose scalloped interior reduces turbulence for cleaner, more extended bass. At 88 dB sensitivity into 8 ohms, the 606 S3 is an easy load for a wide range of amplifiers rated 30–120 watts per channel.

Crossover, Connections and Condition

The crossover — upgraded with higher-quality capacitors over the S2 — features improved layout and a cleaner signal path. Bi-wire and bi-amp capability is provided via dual binding posts. The grey grilles attach magnetically, and the speakers are presented in their original packaging, like new.

This example has been thoroughly inspected and tested to confirm full functionality.

B&W 606 S3 Specifications

Type: 2-way vented-box stand-mount speaker, Made in England

Tweeter: 1 x 25 mm (1″) Decoupled Double Dome Titanium dome

Bass/midrange: 1 x 165 mm (6.5″) Continuum cone

Frequency range: 40 Hz – 33 kHz (-6 dB)

Frequency response: 52 Hz – 28 kHz (±3 dB)

Sensitivity: 88 dB (2.83V/1m)

Nominal impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)

Harmonic distortion: <1% (100 Hz–22 kHz); <0.5% (150 Hz–12 kHz) at 90 dB/1m

Recommended amplifier power: 30–120 watts into 8Ω

Binding posts: Dual (bi-wire/bi-amp capable)

Finish: White cabinet with grey grilles (magnetic attachment)

Includes: Original packaging, grey grilles, foam port plugs, rubber feet, jumper straps, manual

Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 7.5 x 13.6 x 12.9 inches (189 x 344 x 328 mm including grille and terminals)
Weight: 15.5 lbs (7.05 kg) each

Why Buy This Pair

A current-production, multi-award-winning bookshelf speaker from one of Britain’s most respected loudspeaker manufacturers — in like-new condition, with original packaging, and backed by our warranty and our Perpetual Trade-Back Program.

Backed by Radique Audio’s Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and our Perpetual Trade-Back Program, you can purchase with confidence.

⭐ Don’t Just Take Our Word For It

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$1,195.00

Additional information

Weight	34 lbs
Dimensions	17 × 11.5 × 17.6 in
Impedance	8 Ω
Power Handling	101–200 W
Sensitivity	86–89 dB
Woofer Size	6–7″

About brand

B&W at Radique

We service B&W, too. Bring us your own B&W speakers and subwoofers for repair, servicing or restoration (speakers up to 80 lbs each), with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

Bowers & Wilkins began in Worthing, England, in 1966, founded by John Bowers. The name comes from the Worthing electrical shop he ran with Roy Wilkins. Its 800 Series monitors have been used at Abbey Road Studios since 1980, Abbey Road says. We carry B&W towers, bookshelf speakers, centre channels and stands. We've had more than 200 B&W listings so far. Every used B&W here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

The Bowers & Wilkins story, 1966 to today

John Bowers founded B&W in Worthing, England, in 1966, after hand-assembling speakers at the electrical shop he ran with Roy Wilkins. Its first speaker, the P1, used B&W's own cabinet and crossover with bought-in drivers, and the DM1 and DM3 "Domestic Monitors" followed in 1968.

Kevlar and the 801. B&W identified Kevlar as a cone material in 1974, and the DM6 of the mid-1970s used Kevlar cones. The original 801 monitor of 1979 to 1980 made its name in recording studios: Abbey Road says it was the first studio to use it, in 1980, and has used the 800 Series ever since.

Matrix and Nautilus. The Matrix cabinet bracing arrived in the mid-to-late 1980s. John Bowers started the project that became the Nautilus, the spiral-shell flagship, before he died in 1987, and it launched in 1993. The first 600 Series followed in 1995, and diamond-dome tweeters arrived in 2005.

New owners. EVA Automation bought B&W in 2016, Sound United in 2020 and Masimo in 2022, and in September 2025 HARMAN, a Samsung company, completed its purchase of Sound United. The 800 Series Diamond D5, unveiled in June 2026, is built in Worthing.

A Canadian connection. Classé Audio of Montreal was part of the B&W Group from 2001 until B&W closed its Montreal headquarters in 2017.

Which B&W is which?

DM (Domestic Monitor), 1968 onward: from the DM1 and DM3 to models such as the DM6 and DM7. The DM prefix carried into early 600 Series names.

600 Series (1995 to today): B&W's entry hi-fi line; the 2020 Anniversary Edition was its seventh generation. The 606 belongs here.

CDM (mid-1990s to about 2003): such as the CDM 1, with a metal-dome tweeter and a Kevlar cone.

700 Series (about 2003 to 2006): Nautilus technology at mainstream prices, such as the 703 and 705.

CM Series (2006 to 2017): such as the CM1 and the CM4 towers, replaced by the 700 Series S2 in 2017.

800 Series (from 1979 to 1980): from the original 801 through the Matrix, Nautilus 800, Diamond, D3, D4 and D5 generations.

Nautilus (1993): the spiral-shell flagship, still made in small numbers.

Buying used B&W: what to check

Tweeter domes. B&W used metal-dome tweeters in the CDM, 600 and CM lines, and owners report squashed domes. Inspect each dome closely.

Original tweeters. Some CDM-era tweeters are discontinued, and rebuilt or substitute tweeters change the sound. Ask whether the originals are fitted.

Woofer surrounds. Owners report rubber surrounds that have hardened with age. Press each surround gently: it should feel supple.

1970s DM models. Expect crossover capacitors in a 40-year-old DM to need replacing.

Where it was made. The 800 Series is built in Worthing; the 600 and 700 Series are made in China. Check the label before calling a B&W "made in England".

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.