Bowers & Wilkins Unveils Flagship '800 Series Diamond D5' in Korea, Special Listening Event Concludes
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Bowers & Wilkins unveiled the '800 Series Diamond D5' in Seoul's COEX on October 13.
The lineup consists of the 801 D5, 802 D5, 803 D5, 804 D5, 805 D5, and the HTM81 D5 and HTM82 D5.
The event featured an exhibition and a special listening session, and from October 24, Project Space Line and the 'Sound Legends: Celebrating 80 Years of JBL and 60 Years of Bowers & Wilkins' exhibition will open.
Bowers & Wilkins unveiled the '800 Series Diamond D5' in Seoul's COEX on October 13. The event was held to introduce the new generation of the brand's top-tier 800 Series Diamond lineup to Korea on the occasion of Bowers & Wilkins' 60th anniversary.
The event was designed so attendees could experience the brand's 60 years of technology and sound philosophy, and a special listening session held at the same venue also concluded successfully. The 800 Series Diamond D5 is a flagship speaker lineup that represents Bowers & Wilkins' technological strength and acoustic philosophy.
The lineup unveiled this time consists of the 801 D5, 802 D5, 803 D5, and 804 D5 floorstanding speakers, as well as the 805 D5 standmount model. Also unveiled were the HTM81 D5 and HTM82 D5 center-channel speakers for home theater use.
The 801 D5 is the flagship model that embodies the technological and design philosophy of the 800 Series Diamond D5, and it features a 3-way structure. Its drivers consist of a 25mm Diamond Dome Tweeter, a 150mm Continuum™ Cone FST midrange, and two 250mm Aerofoil™ bass drivers, with performance features including high resolution, refined spatial rendering, and powerful low-frequency reproduction. The 802 D5 is based on the core technologies of the 801 D5 while being a model that responds to a wider range of listening environments.
The 803 D5 is a model that uses the Turbine Head, the standalone midrange enclosure in the 800 Series, and it is the most compact among the models that use the Turbine Head. The 804 D5 is designed in a traditional floorstanding form, while the 805 D5 is the smallest standmount model in the series. The 805 D5 uses a Diamond Dome Tweeter, Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top, and Continuum™ Cone.
All models in the 800 Series Diamond D5 are equipped with a Diamond Dome Tweeter, Continuum™ Cone, Aerofoil™ Bass Cone, and an enhanced Matrix™ structure. Space Frame Bracing has been applied to the cabinets of all 801 D5 through 805 D5 floorstanding and standmount models, helping reduce unnecessary resonance and interference and deliver cleaner, more three-dimensional sound.
The event space was divided into an exhibition area and a dedicated listening area using two conference rooms inside COEX. The exhibition area unveiled the 800 Series Diamond D5 and major Bowers & Wilkins products, and also featured the 'Bowers & Wilkins 60th Anniversary History Wall' to mark the brand's 60th anniversary. The History Wall presented major moments and technological evolution from the past 60 years.
The event introduced how Bowers & Wilkins, which started in the UK in 1966, grew into a global premium audio brand, while also covering representative products and technological advances from each era.
A separate dedicated listening space was then set up for a special listening session, and the flagship 801 D5 model from the 800 Series Diamond D5 was used for the listening event. Attendees experienced the new product's delicate detail and high resolution, refined sound staging, and deep bass expression. A Bowers & Wilkins official said the 800 Series has long been a flagship lineup symbolizing the company's technology, and that the new 800 Series Diamond D5 condenses 60 years of accumulated acoustic technology and engineering expertise. The official added that the event was meaningful because it allowed the company to introduce the sound and brand heritage of the new flagship series to Korean customers at the same time.
As a follow-up schedule to the new 800 Series Diamond D5 launch and special listening event, Project Space Line opens from October 24. Along with it, the special exhibition 'Sound Legends: Celebrating 80 Years of JBL and 60 Years of Bowers & Wilkins' will also begin and will be open to the public.
This exhibition was prepared to mark Bowers & Wilkins' 60th anniversary and JBL's 80th anniversary, and its purpose is to highlight the history, technology, and sound heritage of the two brands. The Bowers & Wilkins exhibition space introduces 60 years of history, displays major products, and presents technological evolution, while also unveiling the flagship audio system. The exhibition is open not only to professional audio enthusiasts but also to general visitors interested in music, design, and lifestyle.
Bowers & Wilkins plans to expand its contact points with Korean consumers through this exhibition and the launch of the 800 Series Diamond D5.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Gyeong-ju
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408176
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