The Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series is a bit of a star. Every edition since it first appeared has swept up rave reviews and product of the year awards, and trumped expectations of performance and design from speakers in the affordable price range. This, the fourth generation of the B&W 600 Series, features improved drive units, minimalist crossovers and a whole new design
The imposing B&W 683 are the genuine three-way speakers of the Bowers & Wilkins 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 B&W 683s make a formidable partnership, either for stereo hi-fi or fronting a home theatre installation
The Bowers & Wilkins 683's 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 50 kHz and beyond
The improvements to the drive units in the new B&W 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
Visually, a refreshed, contemporary design language and a widened choice of wood finishes allows the Bowers & Wilkins 683 to fit in effortlessly with any interior

• Aluminium/paper/Kevlar® composite cone bass drive units
• 150mm Kevlar® midrange handles middle frequencies with its characteristic clarity and tunefulness
• FST cone surround technology for extra detail and resolution
• Nautilus™ tube-loaded, aluminium dome tweeter, featuring a new surround material to improve spaciousness and imaging