Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4 Standmount Speaker

Description

805 D4

The 805 D4 loudspeaker might be smaller than its floor-standing siblings, but it is no lightweight.

Featuring the beautifully-constructed Reverse-Wrap cabinet, stiff aluminium bass pods and 165 mm Continuum™ mid-bass cone, these premium offerings afford it exceptional bass extension and scale for a relatively compact speaker.

One of our most significant accomplishments over the past two decades, the ultra-stiff, supremely accurate Diamond dome tweeter is the perfect combination of low mass, exceptional stiffness and outstanding accuracy. 15 years after we introduced it, we haven’t found a better tweeter dome technology.

Our newest Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing features an elongated form with a longer tube-loading system, producing an even more free and open sound with high frequencies. The carefully decoupled housing is milled from a single solid block of aluminium to better resist resonance.

The new reverse-wrap orientation of the cabinet on 805 D4 means we can place its sensitive crossover components inside their own, dedicated space within the cabinet, which has critical benefits to both performance and serviceability. We’ve taken the opportunity to upgrade the speaker terminals, too.

Features

• 2-way vented-box system.
• Diamond tweeter.
• Solid body Tweeter-on-Top.
• Continuum™ cone bass/mid.
• Anti-Resonance plug.
• Matrix™.
• Flowport.

Specifications

• Drive Units:
• 1 x 25 mm (1-in) Diamond dome high-frequency
• 1 x 165 mm (6.5-in) Continuum cone bass midrange
• Frequency Range: 34 Hz – 35 kHz
• Frequency Response: 42 Hz – 28 kHz (+/-3 dB from reference axis)
• Sensitivity: 88 dB (on axis at 2.83 V rms at 1 m)
• Harmonic Distortion: 2nd + 3rd harmonics (90 dB, 1 m on axis), <1 % 90 Hz – 20 kHz, <0.3 % 120 Hz – 20 kHz
• Nominal impedance: 8 Ω (minimum 3.0 Ω)
• Recommended amplifier power: 50 W – 120 W into 8 Ω on unclipped programme
• Max recommended cable impedance: 0.1 Ω
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 440 x 240 x 373 mm
• Net Weight: 15.55 kg

Finishes

• Gloss Black, with Black Grilles.
• Satin Walnut, with Grey Grilles.
• White, with Grey Grilles.
• Satin Rosenut, with Black Grilles.

Included

• 805 D4 Loudspeakers
• Grilles (x1 Per-Speaker)
• Documentation

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More Information

• 805 D4 Loudspeakers, by Bowers & Wilkins

Additional information

Brand

Bowers & Wilkins

Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is now a very large company, with distribution chains and customers all over the world. However it began in 1966 with John Bowers hand-assembling speaker systems for local clients in Worthing, West Sussex, in the back of the electrical store that he ran with his friend Roy Wilkins.

Five decades later the company is a global leader in sound, and in 2016 Bowers & Wilkins were incredibly proud to celebrate their 50th anniversary – and even more proud that the ethos, passion and drive of its founder is still a vital element in its continuing success.