Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar Black Soundbar

The power and definition to immerse you in your favourite movie soundtracks or bring your music to life, with the discreet good looks to fit into any home. Formation Bar will put you right at the heart of the action.

Hear every detail

Nine high-quality drivers, including a dedicated three-driver centre channel, deliver even the finest details in full.

Get surrounded

Formation Bar can partner easily with Formation Bass and Formation Flex to create a high-performance wireless surround-sound system.

Ultimate compatibility

Able to play 24-bit/96kHz audio via the Bowers & Wilkins Music App, Wi-Fi, Apple Airplay 2, Bluetooth, Roon and Spotify Connect.

Complete control

Control your entire Bowers & Wilkins wireless audio system using our Music app for iOS and Android. Organise your speakers into groups, integrate your favourite streaming services, and enjoy an unrivalled combination of high-resolution audio performance and absolute convenience.

Wireless revolution

Formation is our exclusive wireless technology – it guarantees a flawless listening experience, no matter how extensive your system. Using a robust, independent network, our wireless speakers deliver perfect room-to-room synchronisation and outstanding sound.

Description:

• Wireless Soundbar

Technical features:

• Apple® AirPlay 2® Technology
• Spotify® Connect
• Roon Ready
• Bluetooth In
• Dolby Digital
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
• Digital Amplifier
• Dynamic EQ

Drive units:

• 3 x 25mm (1 in) double dome tweeter
• 6 x 65 mm (2.6 in) woven glass fibre cone bass/midrange

Frequency response:

• 40Hz to 28kHz

Amplifier power output:

• 6x 40W

Input voltage:

• 100V – 240V – 50/60Hz

Power consumption:

• Below 6 Watts (Sleep)*

Connections:

• Digital audio in (Toslink)
• Network (RJ45 Ethernet or WiFi)
• USB – service only
• Bluetooth
• Bluetooth® v4.1, Class 2
• aptX HD
• AAC
• SBC

Dimensions:

• Height: 109mm (4.3 in)
• Width: 1240mm (48.8 in)
• Depth: 107mm (4.2 in)

Weight:

• 5.5kg (12.1 lb)

AirPlay 2 compatibility:

• iPhone
• iPad and iPod touch with iOS 11.4 or later,
• Apple TV 4K or Apple TV (4th Generation) with tv OS 11.4 or later
• Mac or PC with iTunes 12.8 or later.

*Formation products create a mesh network. Each product in this network dynamically chooses the optimal path to route audio-data between products, in order to ensure a robust streaming experience. We have therefore certified Formation products for High Network Availability (HiNA) and conform to the appropriate power requirements set out in the ERP directive.