Description
The loudspeaker that sets the standard all high-end designs will be judged by for years to come. Endowed with every new technology the 800 Series Diamond has to offer, the 801 also marks the return to our portfolio of one of our most iconic model names
This is not just another speaker range. Each new generation of 800 Series Diamond is a landmark event for Bowers and Wilkins. This is our benchmark, our icon: the most advanced range of loudspeakers we know how to make.
For us, the 800 Series Diamond is everything we know and everything we are.
Turbine Head
Our all-aluminum Turbine head is a phenomenally stiff and inert housing for the crucial midrange cone, carefully damped to avoid unwanted resonances and decoupled from both the bass enclosure and the tweeter body. The result? The most realistic midrange sound yet.
Matrix™
Every model in the new 800 Series Diamond benefits from an upgraded Matrix design, Aluinium reinforced interlocking panels brace the speakers cabinet walls in all directions, reducing resonance and creating a more believable soundstage
Technical features
Diamond tweeter
Solid body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum cone FST™
Anti-Resonance plug
Biomimetic Suspension
Turbine Head
Matrix™
Aerofoil cone bass units
Flowport™
Description
3-way vented-box system
Drive units
1x ø25mm (1in) diamond dome high-frequency
1x ø150mm (6in) Continuum cone FST™ midrange
2x ø250mm (10in) Aerofoil cone bass units
Frequency range
13Hz to 35kHz
Frequency response
(+/-3dB from reference axis)
Sensitivity
(on axis at 2.83Vrms at 1m)
15Hz to 28kHz
90dB
Harmonic distortion
2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB,1m on axis)
<1% 30Hz – 20kHz
<0.3% 100Hz – 20kHz
Nominal impedance
8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)
Recommended amplifier power
50W – 1000W into 8Ω on
unclipped programme
Max. recommended cable impedance
0.1Ω
Dimensions Height: 1221mm
Width: 451mm
Depth: 600mm
Net weight 100.60kg
Finishes Cabinet:
Gloss Black
Satin Rosenut
Satin Walnut
