DETAILS
PRODUCT Bowers & Wilkins 801 D4
ORIGIN UK
TYPE 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker
WEIGHT 101kg
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 451 x 1,221 x 600mm
FEATURES
25mm Diamond Dome tweeter
150mm Continuum cone midrange driver
2x 250mm Aerofoil bass drivers
Quoted sensitivity: 90dB/1W/1m (8ohm)
DISTRIBUTOR B&W Group Ltd
WEBSITE bowers-wilkins.co.uk
Some six years since the arrival of B&W’s 800 Series Diamond range, and over 40 years after the launch of the company’s original ‘no compromise’ 801 model, here we are with an all-new flagship lineup for the Worthing-based company. The timing’s about right: in the rolling programme of upgrades, we’ve seen the 600 and 700 series replaced since the 800 D3 models broke cover and the company makes no secret of the fact that work started on these new 800s almost as soon as the last generation was released.
Much has changed since the 2015 launch of the 800 D3 range: Bowers & Wilkins was acquired first by Silicon Valley-based Eva Automation, then by Sound United – joining the likes of Denon and Marantz. Meanwhile, the Steyning Research Establishment has been replaced with a much larger facility at Southwater, also in Sussex.
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