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• The new B&W 800 series debuted today.
• AUDIO T - THE UK's OLDEST INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST HI-FI RETAILER
• Q&A with Andy Kerr of Bowers & Wilkins
• Loudspeakers
• Bowers & Wilkins bows its next generation of 800 Series Diamond loudpeakers
• 5 Gadgets to Have on Your Radar This Week
• Best Android Phones Under Rs 20,000 In India From Realme, Xiaomi, Samsung And Others
• B&W 800D4 series

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The new B&W 800 series debuted today.

Full Stereo Pair Review. Well over 20 years now. I have had systems ranging from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars when I hit my Audio Life peak after years…decades.. It has been a life journey as I love music just as much as I love cameras. Each Phantom Gold Speaker contains the amps and the DAC and all you need to start enjoying music like you have never heard it before.

Zero noise, with the lowest and most powerful bass I have heard from any stand alone speaker ever. Its been just a few short months since I reviewed the Phantom Silver Stereo Pair and you can see that review here. If you think they do, think again.

Today, I have a pair of Phantoms and a turntable, thats it. These Phantoms have saved me money , and I have no desire to ever go back to big separate components as the sound I get is NOW up there with the best I have ever had for a fraction of the cost and size.

That in itself is amazing. I was able to bank a ton of cash into savings by selling my old big rig system and buying the Phantom Silvers. I have had no regrets, at all. The Golds all set up in my room. I tried to get a review set from Devialet but no luck, so I did the next best thing… I bought a set from Amazon, and yep you do get a 30 day trial devialet offers a 60 day trial direct so I knew if they were not up to the hype I could return them.

I mean, I had to! The Silvers were and are amazing but if you are like me, and are used to that magical high-end sound that is only possible with true high-end systems then you will notice that the highs of the silver phantoms are a tad soft, and the bass is much more prevalent than any audiophile speaker you may have heard.

They are very FAT sounding speakers those silver Phantom s. The Silvers are good for ALL music but perfect for dance, trance, dub and electronic music. If you like your high energy dance music, the Silvers are for you but they are not perfect for vocals and delicate music, or classical. It makes listening to ANY music as easy as a button press on your phone or tablet, all wireless using WiFi which each Phantom has built in to its shell.

I also use an Analog turntable into my Phantoms, and its the best my Vinyl has sounded.. After setting up the golds, going through the same awful updating process as the silvers where I had to connect one at a time to ethernet to update them wireless never works, hoses up and errors out , it was well worth the wait.

Since I remembered the laborious update process from my Silver experience took me hours this time it only took about an hour to get them unboxed and set up. Not bad. I have a room where I have measured and placed my stands just right, for the perfect sound. With one you have the worlds best and most expensive boombox. With two you have one of the best audio systems you can buy today for MUCH less than competing products. If I were high-end old school speaker and amp makers, I would be afraid.

Very afraid. On the stands. I noticed a brighter more refined but smooth treble and mids were cleaner. The bass was much different as well compared to the Silvers which surprised me, but in a good way.

Where the silvers have that fat mid bass which warmed up the overall tonal balance, these seem to be tuned to deliver much less warmth and fullness in the mids, and the bass pops in when called upon. As a stereo set these two are very very different. They are like opposites in many ways yet retain the same signature. Like I said in the Silver review and again earlier, these truly need to be set up in a pair to really know what they are capable of.

These Gold Phantoms are up there with the top speakers I have ever heard or owned. They sound like a big full range audiophile speaker when set up as a pair, correctly and on solid stands. In fact, as I sit in my listening chair I am in awe and shock at the same time. I expected them to sound slightly different from the silver but they are indeed filling my room with a very scarily clear and huge sound , but without that fat mid bass of the silver so the overall vibe is CLEAR as all get out with a huge room filling sound and some amazing imaging going on as well.

As I take notes, I write down that many out there may actually prefer the Silvers depending on the music they listen to. For the perfectionist, only the Gold will satisfy, and damn, satisfy it does. Forget about the extra watts of power in each speaker, that is not even really noticed besides in a small volume bump. It is the new titanium tweeter and whatever else they did inside that makes the difference.

Using Spotify connect was simple, easy, fast and the sound was simply beautiful. I have never experienced the clarity, smoothness, air, soundstage width, bass performance, and the entire cohesive package as I am with these, from any speaker.

Usually there is a compromise somewhere, but not here. Sure, I have had some amazing systems in my life, and some that cost 8X what these did. Are these as good as the best system I have owned?

YES, and to be brutally honest, even better. Mine in the past have not, so that says A LOT right there. Sign up with a Tidal, Spotify or Deezer account and have just about any music at your fingertips. You can also add a source like a CD player, Streamer, or be an oddball like me and add a Vinyl rig. Yep, better and bigger. These may look odd, but the sound is out of this world and I suspect there truly may be Alien technology in these speakers. I just can not explain how they can do what they do.

Truth be told though, most audiophiles would NEVER admit these are serious speakers as many Audiophiles just can not believe that a set of these would even come close to their big buck systems. They do. I do not have the snob factor and I will admit when something cheaper is the way to go. Much more air and soundstage width, and depth and height. I turn down the lights in my listening room which doubles as my office. I sit in my sweet spot chair that was set up with the speakers during set up.

I pull out my iPhone and bring up Spotify connect and search for my music. I start with Journey of the Angels as it is a fave of mine and bam, instant goosebumps. It sounds like Enya is about two feet from me, dead center. It is haunting. As music is behind her, I hear it all over the room far beyond the speakers. The music is filling the room with sounds coming from the left, sides, above me, and overall when I close my eyes it is magical. Like I am transported to a private concert just for me.

Her voice haunts me as every little detail is floating in space. But remember, I set these up just right for this kind of experience. But what do these Gold Phantoms excel at? Just how much different are they over the Silvers and are they worth the extra bucks over the White or Silver?

Well, when listening to something like Enya, the Golds are just head and shoulders above the Silvers. There is a realness to the voices and a clarity that is hard to describe. Never sterile or bright. On the opposite end of the spectrum, with a band like KISS for example and the Alive II album, the Golds sound a little bit thinner than the silver, but also much clearer and wider.. With rock and roll, I would recommend the Silvers as they have a huge bass impact and fill in the mids with a thumping driving beat.

To the average Joe, this could lead to an illusion of sounding a little bit thin. To the Audiophile it is just as it should be and can be magical, amazing and therapeutic even. It is for me. If I ever get stressed, even a little I sit in my chair and listen for a while. I always feel much better afterwards. To me, music is part of my world, my life and I feel we can emotionally connect to it. It can be powerful. If you are considering the Phantom line, you can go for White , Silver or Gol d.

The Silvers just have more power and volume than the Whites. Listening to classical on these is almost a religious experience due to the power and volume they can hit during peaks. They can shake you out of your chair and they do indeed shake my entire room. If you have something on the wall, and you jack these up to 80 watch out, you may knock it all down! Other than that, for the price.. NO faults I can find. While I say the Silvers and Whites may do better with Dance, Electronic and Rock due to the more prevalent mid bass, these also sound phenomenal with those genres.

My Marantz TT I have my Marantz TT15 hooked up to my Phantoms as well. I use a Sonos connect with my analog out to a phono stage the Sonos, and the optical out of the Sonos to the Dialog what you need to configure a pair of these. I then can wirelessly choose my Turntable as a source using the Sonos app and play my vinyl which has never sounded better. I use Spotify connect for my daily listening.

AUDIO T - THE UK's OLDEST INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST HI-FI RETAILER

Nico DeMattia. About a decade ago, Bowers first launched an in-car sound system with Jaguar, which makes sense, with both being British companies. At least according to KBB. It truly sounds incredible, with crystal clear sound quality. Having used the system myself, I can attest to the fact that increasing the volume, even to absurd levels, does nothing to diminish the sound quality. It sounds beautifully clear, all the time and with any type of music. Vocals are pure and life-like, and drum beats resonate with depth but no distortion.

Q&A with Andy Kerr of Bowers & Wilkins

This week, there were rumors of a potentially higher-end Mac mini that could be released this fall. There were a bunch of cool new gadgets that were "officially" announced, as well. Fitbit finally announced its newest and much-leaked fitness tracker, the Charge 5, and as anticipated it has a much-changed design from previous "Charge" wearables. It has a larger, brighter and more colorful display; it's actually the first Charge that can actually show colors. It has a thinner and a more rounded look. It also has an always-on display, but if turned on it will cut the Charge 5's "up to seven day" battery life to just two days. That said, it's still about half as expensive as the latest Apple Watch. It's available for preorder now. The fourth generation series — aka "D4" — have a new cabinet design, a new suspension system, and a redesigned housing for the tweeter, all of which are meant to further eliminate distortions and deliver a lifelike and unrivaled sound. These are serious audiophile speakers.

Loudspeakers

Forum Rules. The N20 is a great digital streamer and music player. Wait until you hear the N30SA! The red sheath on that network cable looks like a neoprene rubber wetsuit. This cable aren't typical Ethernet IC - it has no CAT standard topology, but works and sound great, completely different

Bowers & Wilkins bows its next generation of 800 Series Diamond loudpeakers

Full Stereo Pair Review. Well over 20 years now. I have had systems ranging from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars when I hit my Audio Life peak after years…decades.. It has been a life journey as I love music just as much as I love cameras. Each Phantom Gold Speaker contains the amps and the DAC and all you need to start enjoying music like you have never heard it before. Zero noise, with the lowest and most powerful bass I have heard from any stand alone speaker ever.

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Trusted Reviews is supported by its audience. If you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Learn more. The flagship model sees the reintroduction of the D4, which replaces the D3. The appearance of the new Series has been refined in a number of ways. The cabinet for all stereo models has been upgraded, with a new rigid, cast aluminium top section. The D4 and D4 stereo models have adopted the reverse-wrap cabinet design first introduced in

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By Simon Lucas last updated 6 December The original Zeppelin launched as an iPod dock in , and it was a huge success as well as being a huge iPod dock. Zeppelin Air and Zeppelin Wireless followed, but since … nothing. Well, Zeppelin certainly used to be iconic.

B&W 800D4 series

It is a great honour to be one of the elite retailers entrusted with this flagship range, which are quite rightly lauded as amongst the finest speakers in the world. Nothing is left to chance. In store, we already have the Prestige version of D3 , finished in simply stunning Santos Rosewood. We also have the magnificent D3 available for demo immediately.

With all that's going on in the world today, it's sometimes hard to keep track of reality vs. Then we learned today that Sound United announced it entered into a preliminary letter of intent to acquire the legendary speaker company. The proposed transaction remains subject to ongoing discussions, confirmatory diligence, regulatory approvals, and other required consents. Atkins, as the CEO and majority shareholder, had built the company into one of the most lauded names in the loudspeaker business, starting with his leadership of the brand back in the late s. The brand had a leading position in the high-end wireless headphone space, and was a product sold in the tony Apple Stores nationally. The friendship between Yu and his Eva Automation was a fast one, reportedly resulting in this sale in a mere thirty days. Like a shotgun wedding, things moved quickly in the deal but there were a lot of bumps in the road.

According to representatives of the brand, the developers have spent a lot of time to create such completely wireless headphones that would convey the signature sound in a compact form. According to a press release, the development was handled by the same team that made the Diamond. The rest of the differences between PI7 and PI5 are inside.