B&W 685 are 2-way loudspeakers with vented-box system designed to meet the requirements of hi-fi or home cinema in small to medium-sized rooms. Priced $600 per pair, these speakers house a 6.5” Kevlar® cone bass/midrange driver and the 1” Nautilus™ tube-loaded tweeter in elegantly designed enclosure. The new pair integrates technologies of 601S3 and the 602S3 in one elegant package. These are simply the best value bookshelf Bowers & Wilkins. 685 speakers can sit on a shelf, table, stand or wall-mount. The speakers come in four colors viz. Light Oak Vinyl, Black Ash Vinyl, Red Cherry Vinyl and Wengé Vinyl.

Product Features:

• Frequency range: -6dB at 42Hz and 50kHz
• Frequency response: 49Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis
• Nominal impedance: 8Ω (minimum 3.7Ω)
• Crossover frequency: 4kHz
• Crossover filters: 1st Order – tweeter, 1st Order – bass/midrange
• Recommended amplifier power: 25W - 100W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
• Max. recommended cable impedance: 0.1Ω
• Net weight: 7.0kg (15.4 lb)