B&W DM602 S3 Stand-Mount Speakers — 90dB | Kevlar | UK
$695.00
1 in stock
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.
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| Weight | 48.2 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 15.5 × 24.6 × 23.3 in |
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