Bowers & Wilkins 805 D3 Loudspeakers & Stands (Pair) | Pre-owned

Reviewed by the experts

“A superbly engineered thoroughbred: Its transparency, dynamic capability, weight, and control are something special.”

-Stereophile

“This speaker regularly delivers transcendent moments where you feel like you’re breathing the same air as the musicians on the recording.”

-CNet

Hear small details in a big way

Mounted atop the main enclosure, the Diamond dome tweeter in its solid aluminum housing delivers space, ambiance and precise soundstage imaging.

Truly amazing sound

Voices and instruments are delivered with purity and precision, thanks to the smooth, accurate Continuum™ cone midrange driver.

Smooth delivery

The 805 D3’s front-venting port allows superb weight from a speaker so compact, with Flowport™ technology speeding and smoothing the airflow for powerful bass without distortion.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Technical features

• Diamond tweeter
• Continuum™ cone bass mid
• Anti-resonance plug
• Flowport™
• Optimized Matrix
• Solid-body tweeter
• Tweeter-on-Top

Description – 2-way vented-box system

Drive units

• 1x ø25mm 1 in Diamond dome high-frequency
• 1x ø165mm 6.5 in Continuum™ cone bass midrange

Frequency range – 34Hz to 35kHz

Frequency response +/-3dB from reference axis – 42Hz to 28kHz

Sensitivity 1m on-axis at 2.83Vrms – 88dB

Harmonic distortion

• 2nd and 3rd harmonics 90dB, 1m on-axis
• <1 % 70Hz – 20kHz
• <0.6% 120Hz – 20kHz

Nominal impedance min – 8Ω minimum 4.6Ω

Recommended amplifier power – 50W – 120W into 8Ω on unclipped program

Max. recommended cable impedance – 0.1Ω

Dimensions

• Height: 424mm
• Width: 238mm
• Depth: 345mm

Net weight – 12.6kg 28lb