Bowers & Wilkins 804 D4
Bowers & Wilkins 804 D4 Classic Quality
The Bowers & Wilkins 804 D4 is perhaps more conventional in appearance than other floorstanders in the 800 Series Diamond range, but it’s every bit as sophisticated. Its new Reverse-Wrap cabinet is both a mechanical and acoustic revolution in its class, and its new plinth ensures rock-solid, accurate bass response too.
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.
Reverse Wrap cabinet
Instead of a conventional loudspeaker box, the cabinet in 804 D4 is made from a continuous curved section of wood, with the drive units mounted at the heart of the curvature. This stiffer, more inert structure resists mechanical resonances far better and also ensures better dispersion of sound.
Aluminium plinth
A great speaker needs a rock-solid foundation. The new 804 D4 uses a downwards-firing Flowport exiting on to a solid aluminium plinth complete with a steel constrained layer damping sheet, which controls unwanted resonance. It also has greatly upgraded spikes for maximum stability and durability.
The science of sound
Innovation is at the heart of everything we do. We question, we examine, we understand and then we evolve. We use computer modelling to explore and reimagine every aspect of loudspeaker design. Learn more about all the technologies that combine to make 800 Series Diamond so special here.
Get a Head
804 D4 is the entry-level floorstanding model in the 800 Series Diamond range. Step up to 803 D4 and you’ll find larger bass drivers (180mm, 7in) plus, crucially, the addition of a Turbine™ Head enclosure for the 130mm (5in) midrange cone, which adds even more spaciousness to the sound.
Specifications
Technical features
- Diamond tweeter
- Solid body Tweeter-on-Top
- Continuum™ cone FST
- Anti-Resonance plug
- Biomimetic Suspension
- Matrix™
- Aerofoil™ cone bass units
- Flowport
Description
3-way vented-box system
Drive units
- 1x ø25mm (1in) diamond dome high-frequency
- 1x ø130mm (5in) Continuum cone FST midrange
- 2x ø165mm (6.5in) Aerofoil cone bass units
Frequency range
20Hz to 35kHz
Frequency response
24Hz to 28kHz (+/-3dB from reference axis)
Sensitivity
89dB (on axis at 2.83Vrms at 1m)
Harmonic distortion
2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB,1m on axis)
<1% 90Hz – 20kHz
<0.3% 120Hz – 20kHz
Nominal impedance
8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)
Recommended amplifier power
50W – 200W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Max. recommended cable impedance
0.1Ω
Dimensions
- Height: 1071mm
- Width: 306mm
- Depth: 391mm
Net weight
36.85kg