Bowers & Wilkins Formation BAR Soundbar

Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar – Hi-Fidelity Soundbar For Music & Movies

With Formation Bar, Bowers & Wilkins has created a powerful multiroom soundbar that delivers their legendary sound quality with wireless streaming flexibility. Formation Bar features nine optimised drive units optimally positioned in a sleek design to create a wider, all-inclusive, soundstage, while a dedicated centre channel layers in crisp, clear dialogue. With its IR learning function Formation Bar can learn your TV remotes volume commands giving seamless control.

Serious Hi-Fi Performance 

Most sound bars struggle when it comes to playing music with poor stereo imaging and dynamics, Bowers & Wilkins engineers have used their vast experience and expertise to create a soundbar that performs equally as well when playing music as it does when playing the latest blockbuster movie. The end result is an attractive soundbar that places you centre stage for all your favourite movies, TV shows, sports events and music.

Optional Wireless Subwoofer

To enhance the sound of your Formation Bar even further you can add Formation Bass, a unique wireless subwoofer with performance far beyond what you would usually expect for such a compact design.

Wireless Versatility

As well as being an exceptional sound system for your Television Formation Bar is also a simple to use wireless speaker. You can stream your music to it via aptX HD Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Roon or Spotify Connect.

The dedicated Formation app provides a streamlined and intuitive user interface to make initial set-up a breeze. By adding other Bowers & Wilkins Formation products you can easily expand your music into other areas of your home. Other Formation products include Formation Duo speakers, Formation Wedge, Formation Bass and the Formation Audio Hub.

Wall Mount Or Free Standing

Formation Bar can be placed directly on any flat surface or wall mounted using the supplied wall bracket.

Hear Your Music As The Artist Intended

Formation Bar supports up to 96/24 Bit Hi-Res audio streaming to ensure the most accurate, lifelike listening experience possible. Now you can have the convenience of a wireless speaker with the performance and sound quality of more traditional Hi-Fi speakers.

Specifications

Apple® AirPlay 2® technology
Spotify® Connect
Roon Ready
Bluetooth In
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Digital amplifier 
Dynamic EQ

Drive units

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

Frequency response

40Hz to 28kHz 

Amplifier power output

6 x 40w 

Input voltage

100V – 240V – 50/60Hz 

Power consumption

Below 6 Watts (Sleep)* 

Connections

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

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 devices have multiple radios and therefore are compliant for the ERP requirements for a HiNA device