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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
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Ketan Bharadia

Bowers & Wilkins' flagship 800 Diamond speakers get the Signature treatment

Bowers & Wilkins 800 Signature

Bowers & Wilkins has given its two most popular 800 D4 series models the Signature treatment. The brand doesn't use the Signature tag lightly, reserving it only for unusual or heavily upgraded versions of its speakers. Only seven models have carried the name since the brand was founded in 1966.

This time it is the 801 D4 and 805 D4 from the flagship Diamond Series that have been tapped by the Signature wand. The most obvious changes are the two special finishes: Midnight Blue Metallic and California Burl Gloss. The blue option features a total of 11 coats of paint and lacquer that is both machine and hand-polished to achieve the desired finish. Bespoke blue Connolly leather on the revised top-plate completes the look. 

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