Bowers & Wilkins 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition
The 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition is a collector-grade version of B&W's flagship 801 D4 Signature, built to mark the 45-year relationship between Bowers & Wilkins and Abbey Road Studios. It's limited to 140 pairs worldwide, at a price of $70,000.
The design starts with the 801 D4 Signature and dresses it for the studio. The cabinet is Vintage Walnut, with red Leather by Connolly trim on the upper section. Connolly is the same leather house long associated with British luxury. Each pair comes with a unique rear plate and a book of rare photos and stories on the B&W - Abbey Road history. B&W also planned an Abbey Road Studios insider tour for owners.
The history is the real substance here. The studio has used B&W's 801 speakers as monitors in its control rooms since 1980, and still does. The original 1979 801 was the speaker that got B&W into Abbey Road in the first place.
Past the finish, the leather and the exclusivity, the technical record is thin. No frequency response, impedance, sensitivity or driver data is documented for this edition. It's a marketing-page product, not a spec-sheet one. It is built on the 801 D4 Signature, B&W's flagship, which the company has called its "very best loudspeaker."
Known facts:
- Limited to 140 pairs worldwide
- $70,000 price
- Based on the 801 D4 Signature
- Vintage Walnut cabinet with red Leather by Connolly trim
- Unique rear plate and commemorative book included
- Owners' Abbey Road Studios tour planned
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