High-performance Bowers & Wilkins 685 series speaker set includes two bookshelf speakers and one center HTM62 channel speaker. This black ash wood grain finished set has signature yellow Kevlar midrange drivers and decoupled double dome tweeters. Each unit is constructed with a solid cabinet design and front-firing ports.

The Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) 685 is one of the most celebrated standmount/bookshelf speakers in B&W's 600 Series line, known for bringing high-end audio trickle-down technologies—like woven Kevlar drivers and Nautilus tube-loaded tweeters—into an accessible price bracket.

Sound Profile & Performance Midrange Clarity: The signature woven Kevlar cone handles vocal clarity and instrument timbre with excellent detail and minimal cone breakup. Top-End Sparkle: The Nautilus tube-loaded tweeter provides crisp, airy extended highs without sounding harsh when properly paired. Bass & Placement: The front-firing Flowport (dimpled port structure) reduces air turbulence ("chuffing"), making the 685 significantly easier to place near walls compared to rear-ported designs. Amplifier Pairing: While rated at 88 dB sensitivity, the impedance dips down around 3.7 \Omega in the bass/lower-midrange region, meaning they benefit noticeably from an amplifier with decent current output and headroom to deliver dynamic bass control. missing grill on the bookshelf but I do have the grill for the center speaker. Reducing my collections