B&W 805 D3 Loudspeakers & Stands – Black

Here we have a small but very stylish pair of standmount loudspeakers from British specialist Bowers & Wilkins. This pair of 805 D3’s also come with a pair of their dedicated stands and are in very good condition. They come in their original factory packaging, with grilles, manual, speaker links and our standard three month warranty.
Bowers & Wilkins Say….
For some people, it’s enough just to hear music.
But some of us want more. We want to experience it – in its purest, most unadulterated form. To savour every nuance and detail. To feel as close to a musical performance as if we were there, with the artist at the moment it was recorded. At Bowers & Wilkins, we’ve been pursuing this dream for half a century. And now we’ve made our biggest leap forward yet. Welcome to the 800 Series Diamond.
Change – It’s what we do at Bowers & Wilkins. Our approach to acoustic design and engineering has always been driven by relentless innovation – by questioning what went before, in order to make things better. With the 800 Series Diamond, our approach was no different. But this time, we’ve gone further than ever before. And the result is something truly radical.
The 800 Series isn’t just another speaker range. For decades, it’s served as the benchmark for high-end audio performance. So how do you improve on the best? Answer: you start from the beginning. So when we set out to create the new 800 Series Diamond, we went back to the drawing board, embarking on one of the most ambitious research and development projects we have ever undertaken.
Using new computer modelling techniques, we examined every single element of the speaker, searching for the smallest weaknesses so we could understand how to overcome them. As a result, almost every component of every speaker has been reimagined from the ground up, from drive unit materials all the way to the position of screw fixings. The new 800 Series Diamond isn’t an evolution. It’s a revolution.
We believe the way you hear music matters. And if you care about hearing music the way it was intended, this range was designed for you. Whether you’re a recording engineer or a home audio enthusiast, you’ll find a model to suit your listening requirements. Introducing the world’s most advanced loudspeaker range.
Small sounds beautiful – The smallest speaker in the 800 Series Diamond range is also one of the most groundbreaking. Packed with cutting-edge technologies never seen before in a speaker of its class, it’s the only stand-mounted speaker in the world to feature a diamond dome tweeter. For lifelike spaciousness and detail, no other small speaker comes close.
Welcome to the future. The 800 Series Diamond is a game-changer in terms of technological innovation. From drive units to cabinet geometry, every major component has been rethought and reinvented. And the rulebook for loudspeaker design has been ripped up and rewritten in the process. The future of loudspeaker technology starts here.
Solid body tweeter – Vibration is the enemy of good sound. To minimise vibrations, you need components that are as stiff as possible. For the 800 Series Diamond, we created our stiffest tweeter enclosure yet. The tweeter assembly for the new range is housed in a solid piece of aluminium, while an improved gel decoupling system isolates the tweeter from the effects of cabinet resonance. The result? Pin-sharp acoustic detail, and new levels of insight into a musical performance.
Continuum cone – For decades, we thought that nothing could beat Aramid Fibre as a midrange cone material. But now, following eight years of intensive development, we’ve finally come up with something even better. Thanks 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. And a giant leap forward for loudspeaker design.
Features:
Diamond Tweeter
Continuum cone bass mid
Flowport
Optimised Matrix
Solid body tweeter
Anti-Resonance plug
Tweeter on top
Specifications:
Description: 2-way vented-box system
Drive Units: 1x ø 25 mm diamond dome high-frequency; 1x ø 165 mm Continuum cone bass midrange
Frequency Range: 34 Hz to 35 kHz
Frequency Response: 42 Hz to 28 kHz, ± 3 dB from reference axis
Sensitivity: 88 dB, 1 m on axis at 2.83 Vrms
Harmonic Distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90 dB, 1 m on axis), < 1% 70 Hz – 20 kHz; < 0.6% 120 Hz – 20 kHz
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ω (minimum 4.6 Ω)
Recommended Amplifier Power: 50 W – 120 W into 8 Ω on unclipped programme
Max. Recommended Cable Impedance: 0.1 Ω
Dimensions: 424 (H) x 238 (W) x 345 (D) mm
Weight: 12.6 kg

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