Arcam A15 + Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3

The Arcam A15 integrated amplifier is renowned for its signature Arcam sound, characterized by a full-bodied, smooth audio experience. Building on the success of the A5, the A15 enhances this with greater clarity, power, scale, and precision. With 60% more power than the A5 model, the A15 takes music dynamics to an entirely new level.

Delivering 80 watts of power, the Arcam A15 harnesses is able to provide more power and control to the Bowers and Wilkins 606 S3 speakers. Already an extremely fun and engaging pair of speakers, with the A15, you'll get more control from the speaker, more powerful bass and a wider, more detailed soundstage. 

The 606 S3 speakers, a step up from the 607 S3, offer superior top-end detail and refinement. Leveraging materials and technologies from the 700 Series, their advanced driver reveals subtle details often missed by other speakers. The tube-loading system further isolates the tweeter from cabinet resonances, minimizing distortion.

In medium rooms, the pairing of the Arcam A15 and Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 provides an extremely engaging and fun sound, that will put a smile on your face. This pairing delivers exceptional sound quality, offering a rich, layered audio experience without dominating the space. 

Layered, beautiful details

The new 606 S3 introduces our all-new Titanium Dome tweeter, which combines exceptional resolution and insight with smooth, refined high-frequency reproduction. The result? An accurate and immersive insight into your favourite music.

Precision and transparency

Thanks to its composite construction, the Continuum cone avoids the abrupt transitions in behaviour that can impair the performance of a conventional drive unit. With 606 S3, experience a more open, neutral performance that delivers voices and instruments with precision and transparency.

Speaker Features

• Compact form with powerful and scaled sound.
• New Titanium Dome tweeter for exceptional resolution and smooth high-frequency reproduction.
• Acoustically transparent tweeter grille mesh for enhanced realism and detail.
• Continuum bass/midrange cone for accuracy and transparency.
• Upgraded speaker terminals for improved signal path.

Perfectly balanced sound

Painstakingly developed, the Arcam A15 features a highly optimised Class AB amplifier. With new components and materials, the sound quality is cleaner and more precise, while still retaining the smooth and richly detailed sonic signature that has made Arcam so popular over the past decades. As well as delivering more power than the A5 model, the A15 also produces lower distortion, giving you a more natural and true-to-life sound.

Features

• ARCAM Class AB amplification - provides brilliant musicality
• 80W per channel (8 ohms) - powers loudspeakers with ease
• Bluetooth with aptX™Adaptive Technology - for the best sound with the most convenience
• Specially selected components and materials - to deliver on sound quality
• Wired or Wireless Headphones - connect your headphones for quiet listening with, or without wires
• All new Radia design - Purposeful yet playful
• MM phono stage - ready for Turntables
• Hi-Res Digital Audio Inputs
• Plastic Free Packaging - for easy disposal of natural materials

A treat for your turntable

Much more than just a box-ticking exercise, the Arcam A15’s built-in phono stage makes a top quality connection for your turntable. Suited to turntables with MM (Moving Magnet) cartridges, the high spec phono stage draws a deep seam of information from your vinyl, letting you hear subtle details from the music that might previously have been missed.

Stream from your smartphone in Hi-Res audio

For simple yet high quality music streaming, the A15 features Bluetooth with Qualcomm AptX Adaptive technology. When used with a compatible source device such as tablets, phones or PC, this delivers up to 24-bit Hi-Res music streaming, giving you better than CD-quality, from a wireless connection. 

Arcam A15 Specifications