800D

About the 800D

The Bowers & Wilkins 800D is a premium three-way vented-box floorstanding loudspeaker that represents a significant advancement in speaker design. It features a revolutionary CVD diamond dome tweeter with its first resonance at approximately 74kHz, ensuring pure piston-like motion well beyond the limits of human hearing. The speaker combines two 10-inch Rohacell sandwich cone woofers with a 6-inch woven Kevlar FST midrange driver in a dedicated Marlan enclosure, creating an uncannily realistic three-dimensional soundstage that remains stable across listening positions. The 800D is renowned for its devastating power and muscular bass response without excess or overhang, along with exceptional detail retrieval and nuance portrayal. Each speaker weighs 275 pounds and stands nearly 47 inches tall, making it a substantial presence in any listening room. The speaker requires substantial amplifier current to perform at its best and is recommended for serious audiophiles seeking reference-quality sound reproduction.