Bowers & Wilkins 804 D4

If Bowers & Wilkins can be considered the world’s most venerated loudspeaker manufacturer, that’s because it has pushed the boundaries of performance, sound quality and aesthetics ever since it was established in Britain in 1966 by John Bowers and Roy Wilkins. During the more than half-century since then it has delivered some decidedly weird-looking designs (notably the Nautilus), while even the company’s 800 Series Diamond flagship designs are too ‘out there’ (or just too large) to suit many buyers.

This 804 D4 is the entry-level floorstander from the very latest 800 Series, and includes all the technology developed for this series. But it presents them