Bowers & Wilkins DS8S owner manual 803S 804S

803S 804S

Technical features Free-mounted aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar® brand fibre cone FST™ midrange Rohacell® cone bass

Matrix™ cabinet

Flowport™

Description 3-way vented-box system

Drive units 1x	ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x	ø150mm (6 in) woven Kevlar® cone FST™ midrange
2x	ø180mm (7 in) Rohacell® cone bass

Frequency range -6dB at 28Hz and 50kHz

Frequency response 35Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis

Dispersion Within 2dB of reference response

Horizontal:	over 60º	arc
Vertical:	over 10º	arc

Sensitivity 90dB spl (2.83V, 1m)

Harmonic distortion 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 70Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 80Hz - 20kHz

Nominal impedance 8￿ (minimum 3.0￿)

Crossover frequency 350Hz, 4kHz

Recommended 50W - 250W into 8￿ on unclipped programme amplifier power

Max. recommended 0.1￿ cable impedance

Dimensions Height: 1063mm (41.9 in) (not including feet) Width: 291mm (11.5 in)

Depth: 433mm (17 in)

Net Weight 41kg (90 lb)

Free-mounted aluminium dome tweeter

Kevlar® brand fibre cone FST™ midrange

Rohacell® cone bass

Matrix™ cabinet

Flowport™

3-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency

1x ø150mm (6 in) woven Kevlar® cone FST™ midrange 2x ø165mm (6.5 in) Rohacell® cone bass

-6dB at 30Hz and 50kHz

38Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis

Within 2dB of reference response

Horizontal:	over 60º	arc
Vertical:	over 10º	arc

90dB spl (2.83V, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 90Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 120Hz - 20kHz

8￿ (minimum 3.0￿)

350Hz, 4kHz

50W - 200W into 8￿ on unclipped programme

0.1￿

Height: 1020mm (40.2 in) (not including feet)

Width: 238mm (9.4 in)

Depth: 351mm (13.8 in)

28kg (62 lb)

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