This stonking Black Friday speaker deal slashes £500 off room-filling Bowers & Wilkins towers

Floorstanding speakers: Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3
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It's time to wake up and hear the good news: Black Friday has just outdone itself, knocking prices down and then, when you thought things couldn't get any better, slashing them even further in a bid to tempt buyers into a sale.

If you're searching for bold, room-filling speakers with unmatched pedigree, the floorstanding Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3 represent superb value, dropping from their original price of £1999 to £1499 at Peter Tyson, a saving of £500 on one of the biggest names in hi-fi.

Best Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3 floorstanders deal

Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3 was £1999 now £1499 at Peter Tyson (save £500)

Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3 was £1999 now £1499 at Peter Tyson (save £500)

It's always a good day when a pair of B&W speakers drop by any margin. We've seen the Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3 floorstanders fall already during the Black Friday period, but Peter Tyson has sideswiped Sevenoaks' previous deal, dropping the price by £500 with a VIP membership. Don't worry, it's free to sign up, so you're not being scammed into something of a false economy.
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Price check: £1679 at Richer Sounds

The B&W 603 S3 floorstanders are the largest and most expensive speakers in the 600 series, designed for “larger rooms and home theatres”, packing in a 25mm titanium dome tweeter, B&W’s custom Continuum 15cm midrange cone and a pair of 16.5cm paper bass drivers. Much of the clever tech and core DNA from the costlier 700 series has trickled down to the 600 range, including a more powerful motor assembly for the midrange driver which uses a special type of foam designed to more effectively damp down resonances for a purer sound.

The 603 S3 are sizeable towers, standing at 102cm high when mounted on the plinths and making their rival PMC Prodigy 5 look titchy by comparison. Those plinths come as standard and screw into the bottom of the towers, with four spikes attached to the base. Whether sitting on their plinths or not, these are big boys, and the sound they produce lives up to their physical presence.

For would-be buyers with a suitably large space in which the 603 S3 can feel most comfortable, the Bowers towers make a terrific amount of sense. These are authoritative, large-scale speakers, with a broad, full sound that thrives in spaces in which the floorstanders have sufficient room to breathe. To quote from our review, "There’s fullness and weight (to the music), with lots of drive and power that will please anyone looking for their music to enjoy a whole load of weight and muscle."

They're detailed and clear, as you'd expect from a pair of Bowers speakers, bringing out the best of Björk like it's no big deal and making Bachelorette soar by revealing lavishly textured strings and the nuances of the Icelandic vocalist's idiosyncratic delivery. Add to that some taught, weighty bass and it's hard not to be impressed.

True, the PMC Prodigy 5 will give you a greater sense of dynamic range to give your records that extra feeling of fun, but the 603 S3 are hugely competent floorstanders that are looking for the right buyer and, more importantly, the right home to call their own. With a huge £500 saving off the retail price available now, that home could be yours...

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Harry McKerrell
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Harry McKerrell is a senior staff writer at What Hi-Fi?. During his time at the publication, he has written countless news stories alongside features, advice and reviews of products ranging from floorstanding speakers and music streamers to over-ear headphones, wireless earbuds and portable DACs. He has covered launches from hi-fi and consumer tech brands, and major industry events including IFA, High End Munich and, of course, the Bristol Hi-Fi Show. When not at work he can be found playing hockey, practising the piano or trying to pet strangers' dogs.

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