B&W Matrix 801 Series 2 Bookshelf Speakers

Bought new in 1991, 2 years later a tweeter blew and so it was repaired under warranty. The dealer kindly replaced both tweeters with the series III version tweeter that had just come out around that time. Driven by a Spectral system (DMA 200 and...

I've owned my Matrix 801 Series 2 speakers for the last 14 years. These were already my "Lifetime speakers", but with the recent addition of North Creek Music Systems crossovers...I got the Juniors with midrange film-foil bypass and the North Creek...

I do not know how these massive speakers received the "bookshelf" designation here because at ca. 40 inches tall and 115 pounds each, they are hardly bookshelf speakers!

i have not got. i listened at norman audio, they are good, but very expensive. not realistic at the price.

In reading a few of the reviews it dawned on me that reactions to these speakers are very different in opinion. If one understands the perspective that the Bowers & Wilkins engineers were trying to convey one would know the precise characteristics they...

I have found that many speakers will have strengths in one area or another but the Matrix 801 Series 2 is still the best all around speaker that I have heard to date.

Maybe they were great once upon a time; but there is better stuff now. If you are looking for a deal on high-end audio; look for used Dynaudio's. These do NOT have the detail of Dynaudio Audience 80's or Contour 2.5T's. These speakers are huge and cost...