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803 D4 Gloss Black

Name: 803 D4 Gloss Black
Brand: Bowers & Wilkins
SKU: BOWERS-WILKINS-803-D4-GLOSS-BLACK

Flagship 800 Series Diamond floor-standing speakers

Model 150239-01-00-005 · Series 800 Series Diamond

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.

At a glance

All specifications

Sensitivity: 90 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
Frequency response: 16 Hz to 35 kHz
Dimensions (W × H × D): 357 × 1,165 × 511 mm
Weight: 62.2 kg
Number of ways: 3

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Overview

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.

Highlights

Diamond Tweeter
Solid body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum™ Cone FST
Anti-Resonance Plug
Biomimetic Suspension
Turbine™ Head
Matrix™
Aerofoil™ Cone Bass Units
Flowport™

About Bowers & Wilkins

There’s nothing quite like experiencing the True Sound of a performance. At Bowers & Wilkins, our dedicated engineers develop and integrate the highest calibre of performance audio technology into our products. The result allows you to hear music and movies with the striking accuracy and realism of the original recording, with nothing added and nothing taken away.

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Features

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.
Aluminium bass pods
803 D4 mounts two Aerofoil™ bass cones in twin solid aluminium bass pods, each of which is clamped into an aluminium 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. Discover more
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. Discover 802 D4

Specifications

Sensitivity: 90 dB (2.83 V / 1 m); How loud it plays for a given signal. Higher sensitivity needs less amplifier power.
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms; The electrical load your amplifier drives. System Builder checks it against the amplifier you pick.
Frequency response: 16 Hz to 35 kHz; The range of pitches it reproduces, from deep bass to the top of the treble.
Dimensions (W × H × D): 357 × 1,165 × 511 mm; Width, height and depth, without cables.
Weight: 62.2 kg; Per unit, out of the box.
Number of ways: 3
Driver size: 25 mm
Model code: BOWERS-WILKINS-803-D4-GLOSS-BLACK; Quote it when you ask a specialist.

Size & weight

Net weight: 62.15kg (137 lb)
Dimensions: Height: 1165mm (45.9 in) Width: 357mm (14.1 in) Depth: 511mm (20.1 in)

Technical details

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
Description: 3-way vented-box system
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)
Sensitivity: 90dB (on axis at 2.83Vrms at 1m)
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
Max recommended cable impedance: 0.1Ω

Finishes

Cabinet finishes: Gloss Black White Satin Rosenut Satin Walnut
Grille finishes: Black Grey Black Grey

Downloads

803 D4 ManualManual · English · PDF, 12.2 MB
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803 D4 Info SheetDatasheet · English · PDF, 1.3 MB
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803 D4 BrochureBrochure · English · PDF, 4.4 MB
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Awards and press

There are few speakers more revered throughout the music industry than the volume-pumping, chicly-designed 800 Series Diamond range. Abbey Road recording studios uses them; which should tell you all you need to know.
Gentlemen's Journal
Simply outstanding integration, detail and space.
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