B&W 800 Diamond speakers from Bowers & Wilkins

Floor Standing reference speaker

SRP £18500/pair

The speaker of choice for the world's most demanding recording studios, and a legend among serious sound enthusiasts everywhere, the 800 Diamond is the top speaker in the range – and very probably the finest speaker you will ever hear. Quite simply, the ultimate loudspeaker.

You'll find the flagship 800 Series loudspeaker at work wherever exceptional sound quality really matters, the world-famous Abbey Road Studios in London to Skywalker Sound, the Californian studio where Hollywood puts music to movies. For sheer, unadulterated realism, these professionals say it's the best there is. And who are we to argue?

The iconic design of the flagship 800 Series Diamond speaker, with drive units housed in separate, curvaceous enclosures, has its roots back in our design for the very first 800 Series speaker - the Matrix 801. Back then we discovered that isolating the units created a much purer, more balanced sound. The same principle applies today.

Available in high gloss black, rosenut and cherrywood.

Price: £18,500/pair.

To order, or arrange a demonstration, call us on 01903 245577.

Woven Kevlar	✔
Crossover Tuning	✔
Nautilus Tapering Tube	✔
Flowport	✔
Mushrooms	✔
FST	✔
Tweeter on Top	✔
Matrix	✔
Rohacell
Diamond Tweeters	✔
Sphere / Tube Enclosure	✔
De-coupling	✔
Nautilus
Quad Magnet Tweeter Motor	✔
Dual Magnet Tweeter Motor
Description	2-way vented-box system
Drive units	1x ø25mm (1 in) diamond dome high-frequency
	1x ø165mm (6.5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass / midrange
Frequency range	-6dB at 42Hz and 33kHz
Frequency response	49Hz - 28kHz ±3dB on reference axis
Dispersion	Within 2dB of reference response
Horizontal:	over 60º arc
Vertical:	over 10º arc
Sensitivity	88dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
Harmonic distortion	2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
	<1% 100Hz - 22kHz
	<0.5% 150Hz - 20kHz
Nominal impedance	8Ω (minimum 4.7Ω)
Crossover frequency	4kHz
Recommended amplifier power	50W - 120W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Max. recommended cable impedance	0.1Ω
Dimensions
Height:	418mm (16.5 in)
Width:	238mm (9.4 in)
Depth:	351mm (13.8 in)
Net weight	12kg (26 lb)
Finishes
Cabinet:	Cherrywood
	Rosenut
	Piano Black Gloss
Grille:	Black cloth