Is B&W's New 803 D4 the Best Real World High End Loudspeaker?

In this episode, Mike and David discuss the latest and greatest Bowers & Wilkins 800 D4 range. This new 803 D4 floorstander may not be as massive as its bigger brothers, yet still packs a mighty punch and is more than enough for most UK listening rooms.

The guys are most impressed with its superb resolution, fantastic engineering and huge all-round competence, but still prefer their own reference speakers – for reasons best known to themselves!

They reckon that the 803 D4 is a real class act – and still beats almost all other high end speakers in performance terms. There's just one problem though, as Mike thinks it's not pretty enough for his swanky listening lounge!

Each episode of Hi-Fi Riff features the guys' unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and wonderful hi-fi designs.

Business executive Mike has a wealth of knowledge from his earlier hi-fi retail years, and David has written about hi-fi for thirty years. Now Editor-in-Chief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way.

So brew up a cuppa or crack open a can, and relax and enjoy some one-take hi-fi riffing – and please leave your comments below. Oh, and don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button, this one goes up to eleven!

The eighties-tastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe.