Formation Flex

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

Wireless audio systems are the new standard for convenience and whole-home connectivity. But often that means compromise – lower quality and breaks in the sound. Introducing the Bowers & Wilkins Formation® Suite – the first wireless audio system that lives up to the exacting standards of Bowers & Wilkins. Exclusive Formation® Wireless Technology combines perfected speaker synchronization using a proprietary mesh network and industry-leading 96kHz/24-bit high streaming capability. That means an immersive, seamless, high-fidelity soundstage, wirelessly. It redefines the standard while remaining true to our heritage groundbreaking innovation. It’s why Bowers & Wilkins like to think that the Formation® Suite is the Highest Form of Sound™.

Bowers & Wilkins performance sound – With over 50 years of performance acoustic technology built into Formation Wedge experience high fidelity sound like no other wireless system.

The Formation Flex is a great entry to high-performance audio and powerful enough to be used independently as a standalone speaker in any room or in a pair for stereo sound. Sync it with other Formation speakers as part of a wireless whole-home system or use as surround channels with a Formation Bar and Formation Bass for an impressive 5.1 experience.

Tweeter
The same 26 mm (1 in) decoupled double dome aluminium tweeter from our award-winning 600 series speaker range makes use of a Nautilus tube and a Neodymium magnet to deliver a pure and precise soundscape.

Mid/Bass
The woven glass fibre bass/midrange cone delivers punchy, clear, and uncoloured sound.

Cabinet
The ultra-rigid enclosure minimises colouration.

Dynamic EQ
By optimizing the performance of the system in real-time it allows for higher-level performance, with less distortion than other wireless speakers.

Technical Specifications

Drive units

1 x 25mm (1 in) double dome tweeter
1 x 100mm (4 in) woven glass fibre bass/midrange

Frequency response

50Hz to 28kHz 

Amplifier power output

2 x 50w

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: 215mm (8.5 in)
Width: 130mm (5.1 in)
Depth: 130mm (5.1 in)

Weight

2.3kg

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.