B&W 803 D4 - Floor-standing speaker

Our most compact headed model brings all the technical advantages of a dedicated midrange enclosure the Turbine Head, with its decoupled midrange cone to a smaller footprint thats easily accommodated in any home.

*Small wonder

803 D4 may be notably more compact than the 801 D4 or 802 D4, but it still bristles with technical innovation, most obviously in its use of a three-box construction. Its 130mm (5in) midrange cone is carefully isolated from the impact of its bass cones thanks to its Turbine Head enclosure.

*Reverse Wrap cabinet

Instead of a conventional loudspeaker box, our cabinets are 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.

*Enhanced Matrix

Matrix bracing uses interlocking panels to reinforce loudspeaker cabinet walls in all directions internally, reducing resonance and creating a more believable soundstage. The Matrix assembly in 803 D4 is our best yet, ensuring optimum scale, power and intelligibility.

*Aluminium bass pods

803 D4 mounts two Aerofoil bass cones in twin solid aluminium bass pods, each of which is clamped into an aluminium plate fixed to the stiffest part of its curved cabinet. Formed as single pieces of metal, these stiff structures provide the perfect mechanical location for those powerful bass cones.

• 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
1x ø25mm (1in) diamond dome high-frequency
1x ø130mm (5in) Continuum cone FST midrange
2x ø180mm (7in) Aerofoil cone bass units

Frequency range
16Hz to 35kHz

Frequency response
19Hz to 28kHz (+/-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 20kHz

Nominal impedance
8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)

Recommended amplifier power
50W 500W into 8Ω on unclipped programme

Max. recommended cable impedance
0.1Ω

Dimensions
Height: 1165mm
Width: 357mm
Depth: 511mm

Net weight
62.15kg