Bowers & Wilkins 802-D3

While the range shares the illustrious 800 Series Diamond name, virtually all component parts are different from the range of speakers it replaces.

Nowhere is this more noticeable than in the construction of the midrange drive units – B&W has replaced the Kevlar cones the 800 Series has long sported, in favour of a new composite ‘Continuum’ cone (above). This, claims B&W, offers an even more open, neutral performance.

There’s also a new cone taking care of bass reproduction: the ‘Aerofoil’ cone is optimised using computer modelling to deliver low-frequency precision and control.