803 D5 Reference Floor-Standing Loudspeaker

Bowers & Wilkins 803 D5

REFERENCE TOWER LOUDSPEAKER

The 803 D5 is the most compact 800 Series Diamond model to feature the iconic Turbine Head configuration. Thanks to its smaller proportions, it delivers reference-quality Bowers & Wilkins audio performance across a wider range of living and listening spaces.

As well as the Diamond dome tweeter and Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top, 803 D5 features new innovations, including enhanced Matrix™ with Space Frame Bracing and an Aluminium Top Plate with damping collar, ensuring the most precise and compelling sound possible. Available in Stealth Black, Warm White, Light Walnut, and Dark Walnut, with matching Leather by Connolly trim, the 803 D5 is uncompromising in both performance and design.

OPTIMIZED FOR PURE PERFPRMANCE

Every model in the new 800 Series Diamond range benefits from enhanced technology. An upgraded Matrix™ design reduces resonance and creates a more believable soundstage, while aluminium Space Frame Bracing and an all-new aluminium top section within the cabinet help deliver an even more spacious and immersive sound.

ULTIMATE DRIVE UNIT TECHNOLOGY

Pairing B&W's most advanced and innovative drive unit technology, the 803 D5 delivers their purest sound ever. The Diamond dome tweeter pushes break-up frequency to 70kHz, delivering exceptional clarity, precision and openness, and the Continuum™ cone delivers voices and instruments with lifelike detail.

CRAFTED TO BE BETTER BY DESIGN

The 800 Series Diamond looks this way for a reason. Its shape is dictated by the science of sound. The cabinets are formed from a single continuous curve, locked in place by a solid aluminium spine, so cabinet reflections are reduced. Complemented by the Tweeter-on-Top and Turbine Head, musical performance is always as precise as possible.

SPECIFICATIONS

• TECHNICAL FEATURES
  Diamond dome tweeter
  Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
  Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange
  Anti-Resonance plug
  Biomimetic Suspension
  Turbine Head
  Matrix™ enclosure
  Aerofoil™ bass cones Flowport™
  
  
• DRIVE UNITS
  1× ø25mm (1in) Diamond dome
  1× ø130mm (5.0in) Continuum™ midrange
  2× ø180mm (7.0in) Continuum™ Aerofoil™ bass
  
  
• FREQUENCY RANGE
  -6dB 16Hz – 35kHz
  
  
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE
  19Hz – 28kHz ±3dB (±3dB from reference axis)
  
  
• SENSITIVITY
  90dB (on axis at 2.83Vrms at 1m)
  
  
• HARMONIC DISTORTION
  2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB,1m on axis)
  <1% 80Hz – 20kHz
  <0.3% 100Hz – 8kHz
  
  
• NOMINAL IMPEDANCE
  8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)
  
  
• RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER
  50W – 500W into 8Ω on unclipped program
  
  
• DIMENSIONS
  Height: 45.8in (1165mm)
  including tweeter and plinth
  Width: 11.9in (301mm) cabinet only 14.1in (359mm) including plinth
  Depth: 18.6in (473mm) including grill and terminals
  19.6in (499mm) including plinth
  
  
• NET WEIGHT
  140.3lbs (63.7kg) each
  
  
• FINISHES
  Stealth Black
  Warm White
  Light Walnut
  Dark Walnut
  
  
• GRILL
  Black (Stealth Black and Dark Walnut)
  Gray (Warm White and Light Walnut)