Bowers & Wilkins - 803 D4 Diamond 1" Diamond Tweeter, 5" Midrange in Turbine Head, Dual 7" Woofer Floorstanding Speaker (each) - Gloss Black
Bowers & Wilkins - 803 D4 Diamond 1" Diamond Tweeter, 5" Midrange in Turbine Head, Dual 7" Woofer Floorstanding Speaker (each) - Gloss Black
Specifications
- Speaker TypeFloorstanding
- Key Specs
- Speaker Type: Floorstanding
- General
- Brand: Bowers & Wilkins
- Model Number: 803 D4 Gloss Black
- Product Name: 803 D4 Diamond 1" Diamond Tweeter, 5" Midrange in Turbine Head, Dual 7" Woofer Floorstanding Speaker (each)
- Color: Gloss Black
- Audio
- Speaker Type: Floorstanding
- Peak Power Handling: 500 watts (The maximum amount of power an electronic device, like a speaker, can handle without damage. This refers to short bursts of power, while root mean square (RMS) power handling indicates the amount of continuous power a device can sustain. Higher levels of distortion can also occur at peak power levels when the device is powered beyond its recommended usage.)
- Impedance: 8 ohms (Describes the resistance of an electric signal throughout the system. Devices with low impedance require less power to deliver optimal signals but are more at risk for damage from overloading. Higher impedance requires more power but is more protected from overload damage.)
- Minimum Frequency Response: 16 hertz (Describes the maximum range of frequencies or musical tones a product can reproduce, from very low tones to very high treble tones. The minimum frequency or musical tone the speaker can reproduce. High treble tones have higher frequencies while low tones and deep bass have lower frequencies.)
- Maximum Frequency Response: 35 kilohertz (Describes the maximum range of frequencies or musical tones a product can reproduce, from very low tones to very high treble tones. The maximum frequency or musical tone the speaker can reproduce. High treble tones have higher frequencies while low tones and deep bass have lower frequencies.)
- Sensitivity: 90 decibels
- High Resolution Audio: true (Hear music the way musicians and sound technicians intended it to be heard. Products that support hi-res audio deliver audio signals with a dynamic range and bandwidth far greater than that of a standard CD so you'll be able to enjoy pure music with outstanding sound quality. The device supports high-resolution audio signals, which more closely resemble the quality of music as it was originally recorded, with more texture and detail than can be heard via typical music streaming services or CDs.)
- Number of Speakers: 1
- Number of Tweeters: 1
- Tweeter Size: 1 inches
- Number of Midranges: 1
- Midrange Size: 5 inches
- Number of Drivers: 4
- Number of Woofers: 2
- Woofer Size: 7 inches
- Connectivity
- Speaker Connectivity: Wired
- Wireless Multi-Room Audio: false (Technology that allows multiple speakers and/or soundbars to be connected wirelessly and play audio in separate rooms.)
- Audio Only Inputs: No audio only inputs
- Network Connector(s): No network connectors
- Speaker Wire Connection Type: Binding posts
- Features
- Indoor Or Outdoor Use: Indoor (Indicates the appropriate environment product was designed to be used in.)
- Dimensions
- Product Height: 45.87 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 14.06 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Depth: 12.12 inches (The out of box depth of the item. Depth is measured as the distance from the front of the item to the back as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Weight: 137 pounds (The out of box weight of the item.)
- Warranty
- Warranty - Parts: 5 years
- Warranty - Labor: 5 years
- Other
- UPC: 714346334032
803 D4 is our most compact model that makes use of all 800 Series Diamond technologies. 803 D4 steps up from 804 D4 by completely isolating the Continuum midrange driver in a separate enclosure called the Turbine Head. This all-aluminium enclosure is an inert housing for the midrange driver that avoids unwanted resonances and is decoupled from both the bass enclosure and the tweeter body. Cabinet stiffness has been increased with an Aluminium Plate that reinforces the top of the cabinet. Midrange performance has been dramatically improved with a new Biomemetic Suspension that replaces a conventional fabric spider with a groundbreaking innovation that reduces distortion behind the drive unit. The Solid Body Tweeter enclosure has been elongated, increasing air volume behind the diamond tweeter which improves the openness in high frequencies. The top section’s aluminium top-plate is covered in 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. Each new generation of 800 Series Diamond is a landmark event for Bowers & Wilkins. This is our benchmark and the most advanced range of loudspeakers we know how to make, equipped with our most sophisticated technologies and designed to deliver the upmost in sonic realism. The 800 Series Diamond is everything we know, and everything we are.
- 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.
Whats Included
- Grilles for Midrange and Bass drivers
- Bi-Wire Terminal Links
- 4 Stabilisers, 4 Stabiliser caps, Stabiliser adjustment tool.
- Midrange end cap removal wedge tool
- Metal spike adjustment bar
- Cleaning cloth
Product Manuals
Q: What is the maximum power handling of the speaker?
A: The peak power handling of this speaker is 500 watts.
Q: Does the speaker support wireless multi-room audio?
A: This speaker does not support wireless multi-room audio.
Q: What are the dimensions of the speaker?
A: The speaker is 45.87 inches tall, 14.06 inches wide, and 12.12 inches deep.
Q: What is the purpose of the Aluminium Plate in the cabinet?
A: The Aluminium Plate reinforces the top of the cabinet to increase cabinet stiffness.
Q: What Power Amplifier is best for this B & W 803 D4 pair for max output?
A: 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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803 D4 is our most compact model that makes use of all 800 Series Diamond technologies. 803 D4 steps up from 804 D4 by completely isolating the Continuum midrange driver in a separate enclosure called the Turbine Head. This all-aluminium enclosure is an inert housing for the midrange driver that avoids unwanted resonances and is decoupled from both the bass enclosure and the tweeter body. Cabinet stiffness has been increased with an Aluminium Plate that reinforces the top of the cabinet. Midrange performance has been dramatically improved with a new Biomemetic Suspension that replaces a conventional fabric spider with a groundbreaking innovation that reduces distortion behind the drive unit. The Solid Body Tweeter enclosure has been elongated, increasing air volume behind the diamond tweeter which improves the openness in high frequencies. The top section’s aluminium top-plate is covered in 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. Each new generation of 800 Series Diamond is a landmark event for Bowers & Wilkins. This is our benchmark and the most advanced range of loudspeakers we know how to make, equipped with our most sophisticated technologies and designed to deliver the upmost in sonic realism. The 800 Series Diamond is everything we know, and everything we are.
702 S3 is our 700 Series flagship: a state-of-the-art floorstanding speaker that defines standards for performance in its class. Its Carbon Dome tweeter is housed in a Solid Body Tweeter assembly, derived from 800 Series Diamond. That ensures even more realistic treble, while its decoupled midrange assembly, enhanced here with our revolutionary Biomimetic Suspension, provides outstanding midrange transparency and openness. And thanks to its downward-firing port configuration and its trio of Aerofoil Profile bass cones, 702 S3 can deliver bass that’s both profoundly deep and endlessly articulate. If you want the best in the series, this is it.
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If space is at a premium, 704 S3 provides the answer. The slimmest floorstanding loudspeaker Bowers & Wilkins makes, it still packs a mighty punch, with its twin Aerofoil Profile bass drivers ensuring ample extension and scale. Thanks to its decoupled Continuum cone FST midrange driver – enhanced here with our Biomimetic Suspension – it’s capable of delivering crystal clear midrange performance.
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Customers are saying
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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- 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.
AustinP Posted
- 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.
JeffreyL Posted
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
TS
Wonderful speaker, i have enjoyed listening to both music and movies.
TomS Posted