Bowers & Wilkins 803 D4 – Floor Standing Loudspeakers (Pair)
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Bowers & Wilkins 803 D4 – Floor Standing Loudspeakers (Pair)
800 Series Diamond: Excellence. Evolved.
This is not just another speaker range. Each new generation of 800 Series Diamond is a landmark event for Bowers & Wilkins. This is our benchmark, our icon; the most advanced range of loudspeakers we know how to make. For us, the 800 Series Diamond is everything we know, and everything we are.
Our most compact headed model brings all the technical advantages of a dedicated midrange enclosure - the Turbine™ Head, with its decoupled midrange cone - to a smaller footprint that's easily accommodated in any home.
A legacy like no other
Other speakers merely replay recorded music. 800 Series Diamond makes it. The speaker of choice for recording industry professionals for decades, it has helped artists and studios the world over to create the music and film soundtracks that have shaped a generation.
Form meets function
Our design always has a purpose. Decades of cutting-edge research into loudspeaker design have given us a deep understanding of how to make them sound wonderful. And if that same knowledge also inspires beautiful forms wrapped in a range of four luxurious finishes, who’s complaining?
Small wonder
803 D4 may be notably more compact than the 801 D4 or 802 D4, but it still bristles with technical innovation, most obviously in its use of a three-box construction. Its 130mm (5-in) midrange cone is carefully isolated from the impact of its bass cones thanks to its Turbine Head enclosure.
Reverse Wrap cabinet
Instead of a conventional loudspeaker box, our cabinets are made from a continuous curved section of wood, with the drive units mounted at the heart of the curvature. This stiffer, more inert structure resists mechanical resonances far better and also ensures better dispersion of sound.
Enhanced Matrix™
Matrix bracing uses interlocking panels to reinforce loudspeaker cabinet walls in all directions internally, reducing resonance and creating a more believable soundstage. The Matrix assembly in 803 D4 is our best yet, ensuring optimum scale, power and intelligibility.
Aluminum bass pods
803 D4 mounts two Aerofoil™ bass cones in twin solid aluminum bass pods, each of which is clamped into an aluminum plate fixed to the stiffest part of its curved cabinet. Formed as single pieces of metal, these stiff structures provide the perfect mechanical location for those powerful bass cones..
The science of sound
Innovation is at the heart of everything we do. We question, we examine, we understand and then we evolve. We use computer modelling to explore and reimagine every aspect of loudspeaker design. Learn more about all the technologies that combine to make 800 Series Diamond so special here.
Step up for more power
803 D4 features all the most iconic ingredients in the 800 Series Diamond range including, of course, that famous headed enclosure. It is, however, smaller than its other siblings. Step up to the 802 D4, and you’ll get both larger 200mm (8-in) bass cones and a larger 150mm (6-in) midrange driver.
Specifications
Net weight:
62.15kg (137 lb)
Dimensions:
Height: 1165mm (45.9 in)
Width: 357mm (14.1 in)
Depth: 511mm (20.1 in)
Drive units:
1x ø25mm (1in) Diamond dome high-frequency
1x ø130mm (5in) Continuum cone FST midrange
2x ø180mm (7in) Aerofoil cone bass units
Frequency range:
16Hz to 35kHz
Frequency response:
19Hz to 28kHz (+/-3dB from reference axis)
Harmonic distortion:
2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis)
<1% 80Hz – 20kHz
<0.3% 100Hz – 20kHz
Nominal impedance:
8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)
Recommended amplifier power:
50W – 500W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Sensitivity:
90dB (on axis at 2.83Vrms at 1m)
Technical features:
Diamond tweeter
Solid body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum™ cone FST
Matrix™
Anti-Resonance plug
Biomimetic Suspension
Turbine™ Head
Aerofoil™ cone bass units
Flowport
Crossover:
3-way
Cabinet:
vented-box system
Max recommended cable impedance:
0.1Ω
Cabinet finishes:
Gloss Black
White
Satin Rosenut
Satin Walnut
Grille finishes:
Black
Grey
Black
Grey
Warranty:
5 Years
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