Hi-Fi News Magazine December 2015 Zurück Ausgabe

As the UK’s premier high-end audio magazine, Hi-Fi News sees a king’s ransom of kit pass through its pages every month – flagship products from the world’s most inspired audio engineers. And, as my back regularly testifies, this is a task we don’t take lightly or frivolously. But while our exclusive reviews of premium range-toppers are de rigueur, every once in a very long while we are lucky enough to witness, and share, the re-birth of a genuine audio icon.

This month we reflect on B&W’s changing the guard for its entire 800 series and focus on the 802 floorstander in
particular. That one loudspeaker, used by professionals and many lucky audiophiles alike, has sold in greater volumes than any other high-end design over the last 20 to 30 years. For many listeners it represents the world standard, the speaker to which they aspire.

Our exclusive review of the 802 D3, spanning no fewer than five pages, starts on p34.