One more step up to the 802 D4 Floorstanding 3 Way Loudspeaker, and you get a 6” Continuum cone FST midrange drive mated up with 2 8” Aerofoil bass units. And at the very top is the 801 D4 Floorstanding 3 Way Loudspeaker with its dual 10” Aerofoil woofers. Bowers & Wilkins 801 D4 Floorstanding Speaker - Each. $19,000.00.
The new speaker represents a substantial price increase over the 801 Series III, which retailed for $5500/pair, but B&W is quick to point out that the Nautilus 801 has been so totally redesigned that it would be fairer to compare the 801 Series III to the $8000 Nautilus 802. The Nautilus 801 is a three-way system, but there the resemblance to Speakers - Bowers & Wilkins 801 Matrix Series 2. While scouring the Web for reviews of the B&W Matrix 801 Series 2 loudspeakers, I came upon one comprehensive review, by Stereophile, and a few forum posts, but nothing else substantial. That's surprising, as this speaker model is heralded as being one of the most popular high-end speakersBowers & Wilkins 802 D3 Diamond loudspeaker Specifications. Sidebar 1: Specifications. Description: Three-way vented-box loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" (25mm) diamond-dome tweeter, 6" (150mm) Continuum-cone FST midrange driver, two 8" (200mm) Aerofoil-cone woofers. Crossover frequencies: 350Hz, 4kHz. Frequency range: 14Hz–35kHz.