In its 60th year, renowned British audio brand, Bowers & Wilkins, has announced its all-new flagship 800 Series Diamond range. Representing the fifth generation of 800 Series to use the world-renowned Diamond Dome tweeter, the new D5 range introduces a host of new technologies and design refinements to further assert its status as the world’s most revered range of high-end loudspeakers.
60 years in the making, the new 800 Series Diamond range is born of decades of engineering excellence and crafted by relentless experimentation and refinement. From its iconic design – where science shapes art – to the latest evolutions of our most advanced audio technologies, this is the most advanced loudspeaker range we’ve ever made and the ultimate embodiment of John Bowers’ True Sound philosophy. Designed like all Bowers & Wilkins loudspeakers to deliver a flawlessly accurate rendering of the original recording, the new D5 range will appeal equally to discerning hi-fi enthusiasts and to dedicated music industry professionals looking for the most realistic sound reproduction possible.
The new 800 Series Diamond range features seven models, beginning with the two-way 805 D5 stand-mount speaker. That’s joined by a series of three-way floorstanding models, including the 804 D5, 803 D5, 802 D5 and the most revered model of all, the 801 D5. For home theatre use, the HTM81 D5 and HTM82 D5 provide a pair of high-performance centre channel speakers to complete the range.
800 Series Diamond fuses acoustic and mechanical excellence with elegant and meaningful design. Its masterful detailing and luxurious finishes are achieved by the craftsmanship of the highest calibre. In a design where everything exists for a reason, it’s the details that matter.
Across the range, 800 Series Diamond adopts an incredibly luxurious and lustrous aesthetic. Its optimised design detailing, from a new top plate, spine and plinth to revised drive unit pods, tweeter body, trim rings and grilles, is complemented by all-new finishes, made even more striking by upgraded, more durable paint. As usual, every 800 Series Diamond loudspeaker is refined by our collective determination to make a better product and painstakingly crafted by our team in Worthing, UK. The result is an elevated standard of finish that befits our flagship loudspeakers.
All of the finishes in the new range have been revised from the outgoing D4 lineup. An all-new Dark Walnut finish, inspired by the limited production 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition, replaces the Satin Rosenut in the D5 portfolio. With complementary dark metal detailing and black Leather by Connolly trim, it makes a new statement in considered, modern luxury. Also joining the line-up is a Stealth Black finish, complemented by dark metal detailing, offering a more consistent aesthetic across all of the dark surfaces and materials.
In addition, Warm White joins the range, evolved from the previous generation of white loudspeaker with warmer and more modern tones imbued with champagne-coloured detailing. The portfolio is completed with the new Light Walnut finish, which also adopts the champagne-coloured metal detailing combined with a complementary painted Turbine Head assembly. Black and White finish DB Series subwoofers adopt the new Stealth Black and Warm White finishes to better match their loudspeaker siblings.
In addition to the new finishes, the new D5 range benefits from even tighter production tolerances designed to improve on an already exalted level of perceived quality. Visible transitions between surfaces have been minimised, while fixings have been hidden and panel gaps have been greatly reduced, creating a more seamless and premium finish. Even the paint quality and process have been improved, delivering an even richer and more lustrous finish, especially on the new Stealth Black cabinets.
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