Bowers & Wilkins Matrix 801 Series 2 User manual

MATRIX™801 Series 2
Floor-standing loudspeaker system
Product Summary
●Buy applying computer-aided design (CAD) techniques B&W has substantially improved the
performance of the original Model 801. The Matrix 801 Series 2 can deliver a full octave
more bass and treble than its predecessor and at the same time offer increase sensitivity,
better dispersion and transient response.
●The bass system decided by CAD programs is a sixth-order Butterworth alignment vented-box
system giving less cone excursion at subsonic frequencies. The cone is made from a specially
formulated plastic compound allowing critical mass requirement to be accurately controlled.
Technical highlights
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Description
Drive Units
Frequency Response
Sensitivity
3-way vented-box system
1 x 25mm metal dome - high frequency
1 x 126mm Kevlar®- midrange
1 x 300mm high power polymer cone
bass
20Hz – 20kHz ± 2dB free-field with
external bass alignment filter
87dB spl(2.83V 1m)
Nominal Impedance
Power Handling
Dimensions
Finish
8 ohms (minimum 4 ohms)
50W – 600W into 8 ohms on
unclipped programme
Height: 1008mm Width: 432mm
Depth: 560mm
Black Ash, Walnut, Rosewood.
Grille: Black Cloth
Kevlar®: B&W developed and patented the method of using Kevlar® for
loudspeaker cones to reduce unwanted standing waves. DuPont originally
created Kevlar® for use in bulletproof vests.
●Tweeter on top: B&W's Tweeter on top technology ensures that the sound
remains focused and time-sensitive and that the stereo-image is presented
with unparalleled three dimensional accuracy.
Matrix: The basic construction of nearly all loudspeakers is exactly the same -
panels of wood-based materials, bonded to form a rectangular box. B&W
studied and evaluated how each aspect of cabinet behaviour and the
efficiency of various materials and construction methods affects sound.