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803 D5 Stealth Black

Name: 803 D5 Stealth Black
Brand: Bowers & Wilkins
SKU: BOWERS-WILKINS-803-D5-STEALTH-BLACK

Reference floor-standing loudspeaker

Model 300875-01-00-005 · Series 800 Series Diamond D5

The 803 D5 is the most compact 800 Series Diamond model to feature the iconic Turbine Head configuration. Thanks to its smaller proportions, it delivers reference-quality Bowers & Wilkins audio performance across a wider range of living and listening spaces. As well as our Diamond dome tweeter and Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top, 803 D5 features new innovations, including enhanced Matrix™ with Space Frame Bracing and an Aluminium Top Plate with damping collar, ensuring the most precise and compelling sound possible. Available in Stealth Black, Warm White, Light Walnut, and Dark Walnut, with matching Leather by Connolly trim, the 803 D5 is uncompromising in both performance and design.

At a glance

All specifications

Sensitivity: 90 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
Frequency response: 19 Hz to 28 kHz
Dimensions (W × H × D): 301 × 1,165 × 473 mm
Weight: 63.7 kg
Number of ways: 3

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Overview

Pairing our most advanced and innovative drive unit technology, the 803 D5 delivers our purest sound ever. The Diamond dome tweeter pushes break-up frequency to 70kHz, delivering exceptional clarity, precision and openness, and the Continuum™ cone delivers voices and instruments with lifelike detail.

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

Optimised for pure performance
Every model in the new 800 Series Diamond range benefits from enhanced technology. An upgraded Matrix™ design reduces resonance and creates a more believable soundstage, while aluminium Space Frame Bracing and an all-new aluminium top section within the cabinet help deliver an even more spacious and immersive sound.
Crafted to be better by design
The 800 Series Diamond looks this way for a reason. Its shape is dictated by the science of sound. Our cabinets are formed from a single continuous curve, locked in place by a solid aluminium spine, so cabinet reflections are reduced. Complemented by the Tweeter-on-Top and Turbine Head, musical performance is always as precise as possible.

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: 19 Hz to 28 kHz; The range of pitches it reproduces, from deep bass to the top of the treble.
Dimensions (W × H × D): 301 × 1,165 × 473 mm; Width, height and depth, without cables.
Weight: 63.7 kg; Per unit, out of the box.
Number of ways: 3
Driver size: 25 mm
Model code: BOWERS-WILKINS-803-D5-STEALTH-BLACK; Quote it when you ask a specialist.

Size & weight

Dimensions: Height: 1165mm (45.8 in) including tweeter and plinth Width: 301mm (11.9 in) cabinet only, 359mm (14.1in) including plinth Depth: 473mm (18.6in) including grille and terminals, 499mm (19.6in) including plinth
Net weight: 63.7kg (140.3lbs)

Technical details

Technical features: Diamond dome tweeter Solid body Tweeter-on-Top Continuum™ cone FST midrange Anti-Resonance plug Biomimetic Suspension Turbine Head Matrix™ Aerofoil™ base cones 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™ bass
Frequency range: -6dB 16Hz to 35kHz
Frequency response: 19Hz to 28kHz (+/-3dB)
Sensitivity: 90dB
Harmonic distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis) <1% 80Hz – 20kHz <0.3% 100Hz – 8kHz
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: Stealth Black Warm White Dark Walnut Light Walnut
Grille finishes: Black (Stealth Black and Dark Walnut) Grey (Warm White and Light Walnut)