Description
The start of something special
In 1979, John Bowers and his team developed the first 801 – a loudspeaker crafted for unrivalled accuracy. The engineers at Abbey Road immediately understood its value and adopted it as their monitor of choice full-time.
45 years of iconic sound
Over the last 45 years, successive generations of 800 Series loudspeakers have graced Abbey Road’s control rooms and contributed to the endlessly iconic music and film scores recorded there.
Celebrating a timeless legacy
The 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition is a celebration of the unique 45-year relationship between Bowers & Wilkins and Abbey Road. It takes the best loudspeaker Bowers & Wilkins currently manufactures and reframes it in homage to the home of music making.
Abbey Road-inspired finish
Directly inspired by the famous studio, the 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition boasts a carefully crafted Vintage Walnut cabinet, complemented by a bespoke red Leather by Connolly trim.
SPECIFICATIONS
SIZE & WEIGHT
Dimensions
Height: 1221mm (48.1in)
Width: 451mm (17.8 in)
Depth: 600mm (23.6 in)
Net weight
100.60kg (221.8 lb)
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Technical features
Diamond tweeter
Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange
Anti-Resonance plug
Biomimetic Suspension
Turbine Head
Matrix™
Aerofoil™ Profile bass cones
Flowport™”
Description
3-way vented-box system
Drive units
1x ø25mm (1in) Diamond Dome high-frequency
1x ø150mm (6in) Continuum™ cone FST™ midrange
2x ø250mm (10in) Aerofoil™ Profile bass
Frequency range
-6dB 13Hz – 35kHz
Harmonic distortion
2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m on axis)
<1% 30Hz – 20kHz
<0.3% 100Hz – 20kHz
Nominal impedance
8Ω (minimum 3.0Ω)
Recommended amplifier power
50W – 1,000W into 8Ω on unclipped programme
Max recommended cable impedance
0.1Ω
Frequency response (+/-3dB from reference axis)
15Hz – 28kHz ±3dB
Sensitivity (on axis at 2.83Vrms at 1m)
90dB
FINISHES
Cabinet finishes
Vintage Walnut
Grille finishes
Black
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