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Bowers and Wilkins' new diamond speakers reach for the sky

2016-04-22
if you're someone who spends a lot of time listening to music whether you're a vinyl collector or use services like tidal it's worth buying a good set of speakers thousand Wilkins 805 d3 are a good set of speakers like really freaking good yes they are expensive at six thousand dollars us but they also look the part these figures are beautifully finished in the UK and are so different from the previous series that they might as well be a whole new speaking the Bowers and Wilkins attention to detail and sound quality isn't for naught thousand Wilkins 800 diamond series speakers are used in studios around the world including the former home of the Beatles Abbey Road apart from the gorgeous wood finish two things stand out about this speaker firstly they feature the new continuum driver instead of the yellow Kevlar the brand is known for BMW developed this driver in-house and it consists of a woven fiber sandwich with a foam core which is designed to enhance stiffness and performance the second standout is the diamond tweeter which BMW grows specifically into a spherical shape this tweet is responsible for the really clean treble sound of the 805 d3 when paired with a good amplifier the 805 is capable of performance which is unheard of even at this lofty price dynamics detail and CinemaScope sized vistas are what you can expect whether you like punk rock or violin concertos the BMW's will render them with more detail than you've ever heard before but never become nasty sounding cheaper speakers can accentuate the treble to imitate detail but also sound terrible with the wrong music despite a definite treble boost the BMWs are otherwise neutral and forgiving speakers they can make almost any music sound good one thing the arrow files won't really do is produce deep bass but what basis there is punchy and fully formed while these loudspeakers are definitely an investment and will require dedicated amplification they are so far above anything else both cheaper and more expensive that they have become our new high-end benchmark CNET if you can afford the BMW 805 d3s they are highly and enthusiastically recommend
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