B&W 800D4 series

[Purité Audio]

There is quite an interesting ‘history of B&W’ video, it says that the success of the original 801 allowed the building of the ‘Steyning research centre’ ( Steyning is a town is Sussex where B&W are based, presumably that research centre has been abandoned.
Keith

 

[Svend P]

This quote could use more explanation:
"but it will need extra care in setup and system matching."

So they need an amplifier that isn't bright sounding? Do those exist?

 

[Ageve]

The nearfield response is… interesting.

Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4 Signature loudspeaker

The "Bowers" in the name of British manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) refers to founder John Bowers, whom I got to know fairly well before he passed in 1987. In recent years, I've reviewed two Bowers & Wilkins loudspeakers: the 705 Signature two-way standmount in the December 2020 issue and...

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[Matias]

Maybe pointing those tweeters 90° to the sides to attenuate the treble in the listening position lol .