Bowers & Wilkins 802 D4 Floorstanding Speakers

The Bowers & Wilkins 802 D4 

Built to similar proportions as the flagship 801 D4, the 802 D4 offers much of the performance of its sibling, including the same Turbine™ Head enclosure for its midrange drive unit, yet is more affordable overall. Perfect for reference-grade stereo listening and also an excellent choice in home theatre applications.

Absolute elegance

802 D4’s svelte proportions and beautiful painted or real-wood-veneer finishes make for an elegant living-room companion – but one that doesn’t compromise on performance. Perfect for reference-grade stereo listening and an excellent choice in home theatre applications.

Turbine Head, hear the sound not the cabinet.

We’ve used separate midrange enclosures on 800 Series models from the very beginning: now, our all-aluminium Turbine Head housing takes the concept to the next level. This phenomenally stiff and inert housing for the crucial midrange cone is carefully damped to avoid unwanted resonances and decoupled from both the bass enclosure and the tweeter body. The result? The most realistic midrange sound yet

Decoupled midrange assembly

Like its floor-standing siblings in the new range, 802 D4 has a dedicated midrange cone using three key Bowers & Wilkins technologies: the Continuum™ cone, Biomimetic Suspension and midrange decoupling, the latter ensuring minimal interference from the operation of the loudspeaker’s bass drivers.

Solid Body Tweeter

The latest incarnation of our iconic 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. As before, the carefully decoupled housing is milled from a single solid block of aluminium to better resist resonance

Aerofoil™ bass cone

Our Aerofoil bass cone technology remains an outstanding solution to the conundrum of combining low mass and high stiffness in bass cones, thanks to its carbon-fibre skin and variable-profile foam core. Now, we have added the foam Anti-Resonance Plug for lower distortion and even cleaner bass.

Aluminium top-plate

Every stereo model in the new 800 Series Diamond™ range has a significantly upgraded cabinet with an all-new aluminium top-plate. This also provides a perfect mounting point for all-new Leather by Connolly trim, with luxurious black leather for dark cabinets and light grey for lighter finishes.

 

One of the best

802 D4 is a very special loudspeaker in its own right, with a thrilling blend of performance and style that other loudspeakers will find hard to emulate. Only one model in our range can best it – the flagship 801 D4, which has 250mm (10-in) bass cones in a more substantial low-frequency enclosure.

Specifications

Size & Weight:
Dimensions:	Height: 1218 mm (48 in) Width: 413 mm (16.3 in) Depth: 602 mm (23.7 in)
Net Weight:	88.10 kg (194.2 lb)
Technical Details:
Technical Features:	Diamond tweeter Solid body Tweeter-on-Top Continuum™ cone FST Anti-Resonance plug Biomimetic Suspension Turbine™ Head Matrix™ Aerofoil™ cone bass units Flowport
Description:	3-way vented-box system
Drive Units:	1 × ø25 mm (1 in) diamond dome high-frequency 1 × ø150 mm (6 in) Continuum cone FST midrange 2 × ø200 mm (8 in) Aerofoil cone bass units
Frequency Range:	14 Hz to 35 kHz
Frequency Response:	17 Hz to 28 kHz (±3 dB from reference axis)
Sensitivity:	90 dB (on axis at 2.83 Vrms at 1 m)
Harmonic Distortion:	2nd and 3rd harmonics (90 dB, 1 m on axis) <1% 70 Hz – 20 kHz <0.3% 100 Hz – 20 kHz
Nominal Impedance:	8 Ω (minimum 3.0 Ω)
Recommended Amplifier Power:	50 W – 500 W into 8 Ω on unclipped programme
Max Recommended Cable Impedance:	0.1 Ω
Finishes:
Cabinet Finishes:	Gloss Black White Satin Rosenut Satin Walnut
Grille Finishes:	Black Grey Black Grey