An entire cinema in one elegant soundbar.
The power and definition to immerse you in your favorite 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 center channel, deliver even the finest details in full.
Get Surrounded
Formation Bar can partner easily with Bass and 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.
Front-Row Power
The Bar’s 240 Watts of power is more than enough to deliver even the most action-packed hollywood soundtrack in full.
Complete control
Control your entire Bowers & Wilkins wireless audio system using our Music app for iOS and Android. Organize your speakers into groups, integrate your favorite streaming services, and enjoy an unrivaled 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 synchronization and outstanding sound.
*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.
The power and definition to immerse you in your favorite 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 center channel, deliver even the finest details in full.
Get Surrounded
Formation Bar can partner easily with Bass and 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.
Front-Row Power
The Bar’s 240 Watts of power is more than enough to deliver even the most action-packed hollywood soundtrack in full.
Complete control
Control your entire Bowers & Wilkins wireless audio system using our Music app for iOS and Android. Organize your speakers into groups, integrate your favorite streaming services, and enjoy an unrivaled 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 synchronization and outstanding sound.
Technical Specifications:
- Model: Formation Bar
- Description: Wireless Soundbar
- Technical features
- Apple® AirPlay 2® Technology
- 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.
- Line/Type:
- Soundbars
