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Offered is „Bowers & Wilkins B&W Matrix 801 Series 2 – inkl. 2× MPA-1 Mono-En“ by B&W as second-hand device from the category „Studio devices“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 7783560537 ends on 06.11.2026 at 13:26 o'clock.
This is a buyer’s market for this category at the moment, and €3,500 sits just under the €3,645 median, so it reads as a fair-to-strong asking price rather than a stretch. It’s well above the €633 25th percentile, but for a package like this that’s not a problem if the condition is genuinely good and the amps are included as described.
The appeal here is the classic Matrix 801 sound: big, controlled scale, serious bass authority, and the kind of effortless dynamics that made these a reference for years. The included mono blocks add real value and make the package more compelling than the speaker price alone; for a clean, complete setup, this is the sort of listing that rewards a serious listener rather than a flipper.
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Bowers & Wilkins, the esteemed British hi-fi brand, traces its origins to 1966 in Worthing, West Sussex, when John Bowers founded the company with a £10,000 bequest from a satisfied customer, Miss Knight, who admired his hobby-crafted loudspeakers. Previously, Bowers and Roy Wilkins had run an electronics rental shop after meeting in the British Army during World War II. This fortuitous legacy fueled Bowers' obsession with acoustic perfection, launching the P1 as their inaugural product and establishing a foundation of relentless innovation in speaker design.
The brand excels in premium loudspeakers across categories like floorstanders, bookshelves, and studio monitors, with iconic lines such as the 600 Series for accessible excellence and the legendary 801, adopted as Abbey Road Studios' reference in 1979. They also produce high-end headphones like the P5 and Zeppelin, formation audio systems, and select electronics, prioritizing driver technology, cabinetry, and precise engineering over amplifiers, turntables, or cables.
Positioned firmly in the high-end market, Bowers & Wilkins commands reverence among discerning audiophiles and professionals for its clarity, musical truth, and uncompromised fidelity. A staple in both consumer and studio environments, it embodies British precision engineering, blending heritage with cutting-edge research to sustain its status as a benchmark for premium audio excellence.
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