However, B&W has advanced the technology with each series, and there is always something new under the hood. Indeed, from the introduction, just before 2000, of B&W's Nautilus series, with its distinctive midrange and tweeter enclosures of tapered Marlan, to the new Diamond series, any changes in appearance have been fewer and subtler than those seen in automobiles each year. The 800 Diamond doesn't look radically different from its predecessors. But recently B&W sent me a pair of 800 Diamonds, the flagship model of their new range, to challenge my resident 802Ds and the audio world at large. I've adapted to their slight emphasis of the high frequencies and their upper-bass ripeness they, in turn, have blended comfortably into my room's décor. In the years I've lived with the 802Ds, they've continued to provide wonderful musical experiences, and, like an old married couple, we've adapted to each other. I reviewed the B&W 800 Signature in 2002 and the 802D in 2005. Lewis Lipnick reviewed the Matrix 801 Series 2 in 1987, and Wes Phillips wrote about the Nautilus 801 in 1999. As B&W's 800 Series has evolved, Stereophile has reported on its progress.
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