Bowers & Wilkins 801 D4 Signature (Pair)
The 801 D4 Signature floor-standing speaker features optimised technologies, including that all-important Diamond Dome tweeter and Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top, an all-new tweeter grille, and upgraded crossover.
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801 D4 Signature
The flagship loudspeaker optimised for perfection.
Optimised for perfection
The 801 D4 Signature is an optimised version of the most advanced Bowers & Wilkins loudspeaker. It features meticulously evolved technology, carefully crafted design, and unique finishes that culminate in the pinnacle of performance. This is Bowers & Wilkins' flagship loudspeaker perfected.
Diamond Dome tweeter
One of the most significant Bowers & Wilkins 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. Fifteen years after Bowers & Wilkins introduced it, they haven't found a better tweeter dome technology.
Solid Body Tweeter
The Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing features an elongated form with a longer tube-loading system and an all-new design of tweeter grille, producing an even more free and open sound with high frequencies.
Upgraded crossover
The 801 D4 Signature uses upgraded rear-mounted crossover designs mounted on stiff aluminum spines. This isolates the sensitive capacitors from the unwanted effects of air pressure within the enclosure and makes for a very effective heatsink to ensure optimum performance when in use.
Aluminum top-plate
Every new 800 Series Signature model has a significantly upgraded cabinet design with an all-new, optimised aluminum top section for even greater stiffness. The same design also provides a perfect mounting point for Leather by Connolly cabinet detailing, with luxurious full-grain blue leather for the Midnight Blue Metallic models and full-grain black leather for the California Burl Gloss models.
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Size & weight
| Dimensions | Height: 1221mm (48.1in) Width: 451mm (17.8 in) Depth: 600mm (23.6 in) |
| Net weight | 100.60kg (221.8 lb) |
Technical details
| Technical features | Diamond tweeter Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange Anti-Resonance plug Biomimetic Suspension Turbine Head Matrix™ Aerofoil™ Profile bass cones Flowport™" |
| Description | 3-way vented-box system |
| Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1in) Diamond Dome high-frequency 1x ø150mm (6in) Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange 2x ø250mm (10in) Aerofoil™ Profile bass |
| Frequency range | -6dB 13Hz - 35kHz |
| Frequency response | 15Hz - 28kHz ±3dB |
| Sensitivity | 90dB spl (2.83Vrms, 1m) |
| Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis) <1% 30Hz – 20kHz <0.3% 100Hz – 20kHz |
| Nominal impedance | 8? (minimum 3.0?) |
| Recommended amplifier power | 50W - 1,000W into 8Ω on unclipped programme |
| Max recommended cable impedance | 0.1? |
Finishes
| Cabinet finishes | California Burl Gloss Midnight Blue Metallic |
| Grille finishes | Black Black |
