Closed: Bowers & Wilkins 803 Matrix S2 speakers (pair)
Listing ID: 17300 Views: 794
1,150.00 USD
Condition
Good
Negotiability
Or best offer
Ships to
  1. United States of America
Located in Eugene, Oregon.

Good Condition pair of floor standing speakers for sale. I bought these new off the showroom floor in 1995. I have always used them with my McIntosh amp with power guard.

Black Ash

2 6.5" codex bass drivers
1 6.5" kevlar mid driver
top mounted tweeters
dual vented
bi-wire/amp setup
floor spikes included

The variable high pass alignment filter is included in my sale. This filter is essential in my opinion. The bass is extended lower by a half octave. It completely changes the sound for the better. The unit can be plugged into a tape/processor loop or just in between the source and amp.
Here is a Ken Rockwell page about this filter: LINK

The cabinets and grills have some cosmetic scuffs and dings but the drivers are all fine and everything works as it should.

The tabs are broken off the bottom fronts of the tweeters so they will move about on the top of the speaker if it is bumped.

I have created a imgur page with many additional pictures with a lot of close ups. LINK

I have the original boxes but they are pretty deteriorated at this point and are not suitable for shipping/freight. They would survive a car road trip which I would be willing to undertake to help move these along. Local sale preferred. I am willing to ship. PM me to discuss.


Here are a few photos:
Listed by: bildar (25)
Listed: 2022-01-01
Last edited: 2022-03-20
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chris the man

New Head-Fier
I will never forget when I was first able to demo a set of these at Listen Up in Colorado. It was the first time I realized that I did not have the "ear" for such high fidelity speakers. I chased many years trying to replace their sound with cheaper counterparts... but never succeeded. Bump for glorious devices!!!
 

Doug2507

Headphoneus Supremus
Never heard Matrix but i've got the Diamonds. Absolutely fantastic speakers, great buy for someone! And they love a bit of old school American muscle driving them! GLWS!
 
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