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B&W DM602 S3 Stand-Mount Speakers — 90dB, Kevlar, UK

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B&W DM602 S3 Stand-Mount Speakers — 90dB | Kevlar | UK

Name: B&amp;W DM602 S3 Stand-Mount Speakers — 90dB | Kevlar | UK
Brand: B&amp;W
SKU: 14977
Price: 695.00 CAD
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Description

Design and Drivers

Made in England, the Bowers & Wilkins DM602 S3 is the largest and most capable two-way bookshelf in B&W’s storied DM600 Series 3 lineup — a genuinely imposing standmount that delivers dynamics, bass authority, and sonic scale that smaller speakers simply cannot match.

The DM602 S3 was B&W’s deliberate counter to the industry trend toward ever-smaller cabinets. Its 180mm woven Kevlar cone bass/midrange driver — a material B&W has refined and championed since the 1970s — operates in a generously braced enclosure that allows it to breathe, move air, and deliver low-frequency extension and dynamic headroom that a compact two-way must work far harder to approximate. The tweeter incorporates a tubular loading chamber derived directly from B&W’s flagship Nautilus development — minimizing backwave reflections on the dome — and a stiffened voice coil to dome bond that pushes usable high-frequency range well beyond 20 kHz. Crossover capacitors were hand-selected after extensive listening tests, a level of design care rarely seen at this price point.

The cabinet itself is a dual-skinned construction: the outer baffle is moulded from mica-filled polypropylene, chosen for its combination of rigidity and acoustic damping, with rounded vertical edges that reduce diffraction and contribute to the DM602 S3’s unusually precise imaging for a speaker of its dimensions. The FlowPort — a dimpled, tapered front-firing reflex port — minimizes turbulence and port noise, and foam plugs are included for optional port damping. Dual pairs of gold-plated five-way binding posts support full bi-wiring or bi-amping. What Hi-Fi? revisited the DM602 S3 years after its release and concluded that these “big old standmounters” remained “great fun to listen to” with impressive bass agility, punch, and dynamic scale — a tribute to how well-conceived the original engineering was.

Condition

This pair is in very good condition and has been thoroughly inspected and tested to confirm full functionality.

Specifications

Type: 2-way vented-box stand-mount, Made in England
Tweeter: 25mm aluminium dome with Nautilus-derived tube loading chamber
Bass/midrange: 180mm woven Kevlar cone with bullet phase plug/dustcap, open-basket frame
Bass reflex: Front-firing FlowPort (dimpled, tapered) with foam plug option
Baffle: Dual-skin, mica-filled polypropylene outer moulding
Crossover: 4th-order at 4.0 kHz
Frequency range: 43 Hz – 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Sensitivity: 90 dB (2.83V, 1m)
Impedance: 8 ohms (minimum 3.0 ohms)
Power handling: 120W (RMS)
Bi-wire/bi-amp: Yes — dual pairs of 5-way gold-plated binding posts
Magnetic shielding: No

Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 9.3 x 19.3 x 11.5 inches (236 x 490 x 293 mm)
Weight: 23.1 lbs (10.5 kg) each

Large, authoritative, and built to B&W’s exacting British standards — the DM602 S3 delivers the dynamics, bass weight, and effortless scale of a speaker that punches well above its stand-mount classification.

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

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Additional information

Weight	48.2 lbs
Dimensions	15.5 × 24.6 × 23.3 in

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.