{"id":164263,"date":"2023-07-01T09:36:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T08:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=164263"},"modified":"2023-07-01T10:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T09:04:19","slug":"bowers-wilkins-801-d4-signature-details-and-specifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/bowers-wilkins-801-d4-signature-details-and-specifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowers &#038; Wilkins 801 D4 Signature: Details and specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/news\/speakers\/bowers-wilkins-800-signature-two-exclusive-models-in-luxurious-finishes\/\">announced the arrival of two exclusive\u00a0<\/a>Bowers &amp; Wilkins 800 D 4 Series\u00a0\u00a0loudspeakers in deluxe finishes with the Signature suffix in their names. But these speakers are distinguished not only by the finish &#8211; the technical details of the new products have become known. Let&#8217;s start with the Bowers &amp; Wilkins 801 D4 Signature .<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The B&amp;W 801 D4 Signature floorstanding speakers top the Bowers &amp; Wilkins speaker range.\u00a0The high-frequency range is served here by a diamond dome tweeter, which combines exceptional rigidity and low weight.\u00a0Fifteen years after its development, Bowers &amp; Wilkins engineers have not found a better alternative to reproduce the high frequency spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>For the 800 D4 Signature series, the signature Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top tweeter cabinet has been upgraded to a longer shape with longer resonant tubes in the rear chamber.\u00a0In addition, the tweeter grille has been improved.\u00a0As a result, it was possible to achieve even more free and open sound at high frequencies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Bowers &amp; Wilkins 801 D4 Signature uses a redesigned crossover mounted on rigid aluminum rods on the back of the case.\u00a0This solution protects sensitive capacitors from unwanted effects of air pressure drops inside the case.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Bowers &amp; Wilkins 801 D4 Signature speaker cabinet has also been redesigned. Thus, the upper aluminum panel was redesigned to achieve even greater structural rigidity. New materials are used to finish the panel &#8211; exclusive leather from Connolly. The new Midnight Blue Metallic trim uses luxurious grained blue leather, while the California Burl Gloss trim features textured black leather.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Bowers &amp; Wilkins 801 D4 Signature Speaker Specifications:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Type:\u00a03-way passive floorstanding speaker<\/li>\n<li>Drivers:\u00a025mm Diamond Dome tweeter, 150mm Continuum\u2122 FST\u2122 cone midrange driver, 2x 250mm Aerofoil\u2122 Profile cone woofers<\/li>\n<li>Acoustic design:\u00a0phase-inverted<\/li>\n<li>Frequency response:\u00a013Hz &#8211; 35kHz (-6dB), 15Hz &#8211; 28kHz (\u00b1 3dB)<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity:\u00a090 dB (2.83 Vrms, 1 m)<\/li>\n<li>THD:\u00a0&lt; 1% (30 Hz &#8211; 20 kHz), &lt; 0.3% (100 Hz &#8211; 20 kHz)<\/li>\n<li>Nominal Impedance:\u00a08 ohms (minimum 3.0 ohms)<\/li>\n<li>Recommended amplifier power:\u00a050 W &#8211; 1 kW<\/li>\n<li>Single speaker dimensions (H\u00a0x\u00a0W\u00a0x\u00a0D):\u00a01221 x 451 x 600 mm<\/li>\n<li>Single speaker weight\u00a0:\u00a0100.6 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently\u00a0announced the arrival of two exclusive\u00a0Bowers &amp; Wilkins 800 D 4 Series\u00a0\u00a0loudspeakers in deluxe finishes with the Signature suffix in their names. But these speakers are distinguished not only by the finish &#8211; the technical details of the new products have become known. Let&#8217;s start with the Bowers &amp; Wilkins 801 D4 Signature . [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/bowers-wilkins-801-d4-signature-details-and-specifications\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":164269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-164263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-speakers","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}