{"product_id":"bowers-wilkins-803-d5-floorstanding-loudspeaker-each","title":"Bowers \u0026 Wilkins 803 D5 Floorstanding Loudspeaker - Each","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col_narrow\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eIndustry defining performance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe new 800 Series Diamond features a host of product developments and technological innovations that evolve both performance and design, further establishing the 800 Series Diamond as the finest loudspeakers on the market. The best just got better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eWhere music begins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe music you hear everywhere was heard first on 800 Series Diamond speakers. Ever since it was first introduced, the range has become the choice of artists, composers and top recording studios, such as Abbey Road and Skywalker Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eProprietary technology\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 800 Series Diamond features many proprietary technologies that raise the bar for audio excellence. Upgrades to the plinth, Matrix and cabinet design, optimized midrange and bass drivers and hundreds of detail improvements combine to deliver dramatically improved performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eBold design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Bowers \u0026amp; Wilkins always aims for acoustic excellence, the company also creates designs that are beautifully crafted, meaningful and elegant. The 800 Diamond Series is no exception, with its unique cabinet and unmistakable turbine head. The new 800 Series Diamond is available in four new finishes to modernise and broaden market appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eDiamond Dome Tweeter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiamond dome tweeter technology remains at the heart of 800 Series Diamond. Exceptionally stiff yet incredibly light, diamond pushes break-up frequency to an extraordinary 70kHz – far beyond human hearing – delivering outstanding clarity, precision and openness. Grown using advanced chemical vapour deposition, each dome ensures unrivalled detail and natural sound reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eTurbine Head\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHear the sound, not the cabinet. The 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eSolid Body Tweeter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe latest incarnation of the iconic Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing features an elongated form with a longer tube-loading system and an all-new design of tweeter grille that has been optimized to produce an even more free and open sound with high frequencies. As before, the carefully decoupled housing is milled from a single solid block of aluminum to better resist resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eEnhanced Matrix\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMatrix™ bracing uses interlocking panels to reinforce the internal walls of loudspeaker cabinets in all directions, reducing resonance and creating a more believable soundstage. Every model in the new 800 Series Diamond benefits from an upgraded Matrix design that combines solid plywood construction with aluminum bracing to reinforce key stress points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eReverse Wrap Cabinet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of a flat-fronted speaker with a curved back, 800 Series Diamond cabinets are formed from a single continuous curve, locked in place by a solid aluminum spine. Fewer joins make for a stiffer, more inert structure, and a curved front means less baffling around the drive units. So sound dispersion is improved, and cabinet reflection is reduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eBiomimetic Suspension\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes, making a big difference takes unconventional thinking. For decades, Bowers \u0026amp; Wilkins believed nothing could improve on the sound of the famous yellow Aramid Fibre midrange cones, but eventually the Continuum cone technology changed that. Now, attention has turned to another crucial element in a loudspeaker cone: the fabric spider. The 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eDecoupled Midrange Assembly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery 800 Series Diamond loudspeaker, aside from the standmount 805 D5, has a dedicated midrange cone using four key Bowers \u0026amp; Wilkins technologies: the Continuum cone, FST™, Biomimetic Suspension and midrange decoupling, the latter ensuring minimal interference from the operation of the loudspeaker's bass drivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eNew Aluminum Top Plate with Damping Collar\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery stereo model in the new 800 Series Diamond range has a significantly upgraded cabinet design with an all-new aluminum top section for even greater stiffness. The same design also provides a perfect mounting point for all-new Leather by Connolly cabinet detailing, with luxurious black leather for dark cabinets and light grey for lighter finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eUpgraded Rear-Mounted Crossover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e800 Series Diamond use upgraded rear-mounted crossover designs mounted on stiff aluminum spines. This isolates the sensitive capacitors from the unwanted effects of air pressure within the enclosure and makes for a very effective heatsink to ensure optimum performance when in use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eContinuum Cone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to its composite construction, the Continuum™ cone avoids the abrupt transitions in behaviour that can impair the performance of a conventional drive unit. The result is a more open, neutral performance that delivers voices and instruments with precision and transparency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eLeather by Connolly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe top section of every stereo model features an aluminum top-plate, covered in all-new Leather by Connolly trim. Bowers \u0026amp; Wilkins uses luxurious, full-grain black leather for the Stealth Black and Dark Walnut finishes, and light grey leather for Warm White and Light Walnut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eOptimized Midrange \/ Bass Drive Units\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing upgraded motor systems derived from the acclaimed Signature range of loudspeakers, the new bass\/mid, midrange and bass drive units in all of the new 800 Series Diamond D5 models deliver a cleaner, lower-distortion sound for a more accurate and revealing presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eUpgraded Plinth with Tuned-Mass Damping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe aluminum plinths on all 800 Series Diamond floorstanding models include constrained-layer damping, plus tuned-mass dampers that are individually optimized to the mechanical resonances of each individual speaker. The result is lower unwanted cabinet-borne coloration and cleaner low-frequency output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"subhead margin\"\u003eSpace Frame Bracing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a further improvement to the massively stiff enclosure in the 800 Series Diamond range, the new D5 models introduce aluminum Space Frame Bracing rails to the rear of each cabinet. These highly stiff constructions further fortify the cabinet against unwanted mechanical vibration, contributing to an even more spacious and immersive soundstage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bowers \u0026 Wilkins","offers":[{"title":"Stealth Black","offer_id":46936295080020,"sku":"BW:803D5-BLK-EA","price":17500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Warm White","offer_id":46936295112788,"sku":"BW:803D5-WHT-EA","price":17500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Light Walnut","offer_id":46936295145556,"sku":"BW:803D5-LIGHTWAL-EA","price":17500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Dark Walnut","offer_id":46936295178324,"sku":"BW:803D5-DARKWAL-EA","price":17500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3281\/8260\/files\/B_W-803D5StealthBlack-Angle-Transparent.jpg?v=1780507920","url":"https:\/\/www.audioadvice.com\/products\/bowers-wilkins-803-d5-floorstanding-loudspeaker-each","provider":"Audio Advice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}