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Bowers & Wilkins - 803 D4 Diamond 1" Diamond Tweeter, 5" Midrange in Turbine Head, Dual 7" Woofer Floorstanding Speaker (each) - Gloss Black

Model: 803 D4 Gloss Black
SKU: 6476396
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Customers have good things to say about the 803 D4 Diamond speakers. The sound quality is surprisingly good when used in a properly treated room. There are no negative comments about the product.

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Features
  • Diamond Dome Tweeter

    Prized in highly specialised industrial applications, the unique properties of diamond make for a near-perfect tweeter material. Our diamond domes are grown like crystals in super-heated furnaces under laboratory conditions before being cut to produce our tweeter domes.

  • Solid Body Tweeter

    Precisely milled from a single billet of aluminum to better resist resonance, the improved tweeter enclosure features an elongated form with a longer tube-loading system. You'll experience more open high frequencies from the diamond tweeter.

  • Continuum Cone

    Continnum is a woven composite that blends control with flexibility. The result is breathtaking clarity. Hear voices, guitars and bass instruments with precision and transparency.

  • Biomimetic Suspension

    Our all-new Biomimetic Suspension revolutionises midrange cone performance by greatly reducing the unwanted air pressure and coloration that a conventional fabric spider can generate. The result? Midrange transparency you wouldn’t believe possible.

  • Turbine Head

    Hear the sound, not the cabinet. This all-aluminium enclosure is a phenomenally stiff and inert housing for the crucial midrange cone, carefully damped to avoid unwanted resonances and decoupled from the bass enclosure and the tweeter body. The result? The most realistic midrange yet.

  • Aerofoil Bass

    Advanced computer modeling, carbon fiber and a syntactic core are used to produce a cone with maximum stiffness where it’s needed most. This optimised shape means the cone displays pistonic behaviour further up the audible range, producing precise, controlled and utterly lifelike bass.

  • Reverse Wrap Cabinet

    The front and sides of the cabinet are formed in one continuous curve, held together with a spine of solid aluminium. The curved front means less baffling around the drive units so you'll enjoy greater dispersion and less cabinet reflection for a more holographic sound.

  • Aluminium top-plate

    The all-new aluminium top section significantly upgrades the mechanical stiffness of the cabinet for reduced resonance and greater clarity.

  • Matrix Bracing

    Interlocking solid plywood panels with aluminium bracing reinforce loudspeaker cabinet walls at key stress points. This reduces cabinet resonances so you can enjoy all of the fine midrange and bass details in your music and movies.

  • Leather by Connolly

    The top of the speaker features an aluminium top-plate, covered in all-new Leather by Connolly trim. We use luxurious, full-grain black leather for Gloss Black and Satin Rosenut finishes, and a light grey leather for White and Satin Walnut.

  • Magnetic grille

    Remains acoustically transparent while protecting the speaker's components.

  • Finishes

    This model is available in Gloss Black, Rosenut, Satin Walnut and White.

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Specifications
  • Speaker Type
    Floorstanding
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Reviews

Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 4 reviews

5 star rating. 4 reviews
100% would recommend to a friend
Customers are sayingCustomers have good things to say about the 803 D4 Diamond speakers. The sound quality is surprisingly good when used in a properly treated room. There are no negative comments about the product.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
  • Sound Quality (3)

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    More impressive than you'd think

    These sound surprisingly good in a properly room treated area. Extreamly detailed with insane sounstage and imagry. They are very bright, however, so if you're looking for true neutral/accurate sound, i'd get the kef blades or any 3 way studio monitors like atc, pmc, etc... these definitely have a "sound" to them that is not for everyone. I use them mostly for movies over music because i find the insane detail and bright forwardness work very well with movies that have a lot of gunfire and explosions. They sound best with neutral or warm amps, specifically mcintosh and anthem. I have them bi wired with an onkyo receiver currently, and I never have issues with clipping at the volumes I listen to. I doubt these would consume over 150w even at reference levels for indoors, so while their is debate on headroom and sound signatires with amps, i personallg don't think the differences are as substantial as people make it out to be especially on the movie side of things. Would recommend slight tow in and a subwoofer. The mid sub frequencies are amazing on these (like bass guitar). However, any actual bass (below 60hz id say) is pretty mediocre. I have them paired with a pair of adam audio sub15 subwoofers for now.

    Posted by AustinP

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bowers and Wilkins 803D

    What can I say I’ve own a series of Sonos Faber home all the way to Cremona’s , the last 20 years I believe they were the best speakers ever made nothing until I started auditioning Diamond series, Bowers & Wilkins it took me a while to justify the purchase. It brings music to life as if they are in front of you.

    Posted by JeffreyL

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    TS

    Wonderful speaker, i have enjoyed listening to both music and movies.

    Posted by TomS

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sounds well balanced with great detail

    Sounds really nice well balanced and fine detailed sound that doesn’t fatigue the ears.

    This review is from Bowers & Wilkins - 803 D4 Diamond 1" Diamond Tweeter, 5" Midrange in Turbine Head, Dual 7" Woofer Floorstanding Speaker (each) - White

    Posted by Ragingfighter

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Questions & Answers
  • What Power Amplifier is best for this B & W 803 D4 pair for max output?

    We've used amplifiers ranging from 60W all the way up to 500W. We'd recommend staying away from using an AVR to power these speakers. Look for a good integrated amplifier, a dedicated pre-amplifier with a separate amplifier or add a separate amplifier to an AVR if you already have one.

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  • What is the maximum power handling of the speaker?

    The peak power handling of this speaker is 500 watts.

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  • Does the speaker support wireless multi-room audio?

    This speaker does not support wireless multi-room audio.

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  • What are the dimensions of the speaker?

    The speaker is 45.87 inches tall, 14.06 inches wide, and 12.12 inches deep.

    This question and answer was generated by AI based on customer and product data.
  • What is the purpose of the Aluminium Plate in the cabinet?

    The Aluminium Plate reinforces the top of the cabinet to increase cabinet stiffness.

    This question and answer was generated by AI based on customer and product data.
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