Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series

19 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 19 reviews of Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series. The average rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the usability and reliability are generally positive. The sound and price also get good feedback, but there are some mixed comments about the size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 93/100 = Excellent quality.

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Bowers & Wilkins 800 Diamond Series review

The 800 Series from Bowers & Wilkins has for a long time been the weapon of utter perfection and choice for some of the world's most demanding sound engineers – because monitoring what exactly you are making in a recording studio is crucial. You want...

Breathtaking surround and stereo performance; gorgeous design and build

Revealing of poor quality sources; not exactly cheap

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Steve Guttenberg (cnet.co.uk)

Listening to Bowers & Wilkins brand spanking new 800 Series Diamond speakers

The Audiophiliac checks out two new speakers from the radically revised Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond lineup.

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Expert review by : Theo Nicolakis (audioholics.com)

Bowers and Wilkins 800 Series D3 Diamond Loudspeakers Overview

The Bowers and Wilkins D3 Diamond Series feature new midrange and bass drivers with proprietary composites, revamped tweeter assembly, and a new enclosure to reduce resonance and improve performance.

In summary, the new 800 Series Diamond speakers represent a vast number of technological, engineering and acoustic innovations from B&W that the company says combine to create a “sublime listening experience.” Improved cabinets, a more robust Matrix...

Sep, 2015

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Expert review by : Derek Fung (cnet.com.au)

Bowers & Wilkins 800 Diamond

Featuring diamond tweeters (hence the name), B&W's studio-grade 800 Diamond speakers have been repriced, thanks to the strength of the Aussie dollar.

May, 2012

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Expert review by : Jerry Del Colliano (FUTUREAUDIOPHILE)

Bowers & Wilkins 803 D4 Diamond Floorstanding Speakers Reviewed

For $20,000 per pair, you get an awful lot of the performance of the Bowers & Wilkins 800 D4 speakers in a pretty and more slender form factor that fits more easily into more listening room. I got a chance to fly to Boston a few years ago to experience...

The Bowers & Wilkins 803 D4s are simply gorgeous speakers that can make anything from two-inch analog master tape to MP3 (or YouTube.com) sound fantastic. They are for big-boy audiophiles in terms of budget, but even if you are just getting started in...

Oct, 2022

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Expert review by : TUCKER BOWE (GEAR PATROL)

The Coolest Speakers and Soundbars That Were Released in 2021

Bowers & Wilkins has updated its flagship 800 Series Diamond range of loudspeakers. The fourth generation series — aka "D4" — have a new cabinet design, a new suspension system, and a redesigned housing for the tweeter, all of which are meant to...

Dec, 2021

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Reviewers Choice Awards | 2021

Before we hand out our Editors Choice, Best Value and Product of the Year Awards for 2021, here's a summary of the winners of our Reviewers Choice Award for 2021. These are the products that received a formal review in the pages of Part-Time Audiophile...

600 Series at large, is create a speaker that is immediately compelling to listen to with what could be considered the widest variety of music that real people enjoy most frequently—twentieth century rock-n-roll.”

Dec, 2021

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Expert review by : Mark Henninger (hometheaterreview.com)

Ace Of Diamonds: Bowers & Wilkins Deals A Winning Hand With 801 D4 Demo

The world-famous high-end speaker brand Bowers and Wilkins earned its reputation through decades of research and development, releasing numerous seminal speaker models that introduced concepts such as housing the tweeter in a separate enclosure. Today,...

The 801 D4 is a $35,000/pair technological tour-de-force. Its iconic design is instantly recognizable, with the tweeter and the midrange each housed within a “Turbine” head, thusly named because it physically resembles a jet engine. It’s a gorgeous...

Nov, 2021

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Expert review by : Michael Lavorgna (TWITTERING MACHINES)

CAF 2021: Overture | McIntosh & B&W

Overture continued the B&W theme in their second room at CAF 2021, this time pairing the B&W 801D4 Speakers ($35,000/pair) with amplification from McIntosh Labs. Pictured up top are the massive 180 lb. a piece McIntosh MC901 Monoblock Amplifiers...

Looking at all of this gear — and thanks to Overture’s detailed and very helpful price sheet handout, why doesn’t every exhibitor offer one?,I had to close my eyes and silence my virtual beancounter to be carried away by its effortless silky sounds.

Nov, 2021

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Expert review by : ROBERT ROSS (Robb Report)

4 Sleek Audio Systems That Deliver Impeccable Sound—for Less Than Six Figures

The 801 D4 Diamond is the latest salvo from Bowers & Wilkins. Now in its seventh generation, the 800 Series has been a fixture in recording studios such as Abbey Road and Skywalker Sound and is arguably the world's most celebrated monitor.

In the battle for loudspeaker domination, the 801 D4 Diamond is the latest salvo from Bowers & Wilkins. Now in its seventh generation, the 800 Series has been a fixture in recording studios such as Abbey Road and Skywalker Sound and is arguably the...

Oct, 2021