Subwoofer
above typical
Among the 24 subwoofers in the catalogue, this one is above typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.
Twin-opposed Aerofoil driver configuration — same engineering principle as DB1D/DB2D/DB3D family. Drivers mounted on opposite cabinet sides; their Newton-third-law momentum cancels cabinet vibration.
Total cone area (628cm² across two 8" drivers) exceeds DB4S single 10" driver (490cm²) — DB3D pushes more air despite smaller individual driver size.
Reviewers (Sound & Vision, Alpha Audio): "10Hz extension verified by multiple rounds of room correction measurements"; "Aerofoil cones overcome the air-spring effect of the small enclosure".
Music suitability discussion: B&W markets the DB-series for both music AND home cinema; Alpha Audio review explicitly tested music-suitability with DALI Epicon 2s and confirmed positive integration.
Assessed against 3 rivals across the sixty systems: it takes the slot in none of its 15 head-to-heads.
12 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path, Twin Arms
A subwoofer here is chosen by coverage arithmetic, not by pairing character — the swap adds about 39% of this position’s spend without changing what the system reaches down to.
2 lost · Artisan, BBC Sound
A subwoofer here is chosen by coverage arithmetic, not by pairing character — the swap adds about 109% of this position’s spend without changing what the system reaches down to.
1 lost · Vocals-First
A subwoofer here is chosen by coverage arithmetic, not by pairing character — the swap adds about 317% of this position’s spend without changing what the system reaches down to.
B&W DB3D flagship DB-series sub Bowers & Wilkins DB3D flagship sub· Bass extension
super-fast, super-tight Sound & Vision (Henninger) 2024· Bass control
plays cleanly to 16 Hz Sound & Vision (Henninger) 2024· Bass extension
limitation is output Sound & Vision (Henninger) 2024· Physical impact
| powered | True |
|---|---|
| driver size mm | 200.0 |
| enclosure type | sealed |
| amp power w | 1000.0 |
| line input | True |
| speaker input | False |
| lfe input | True |
| balanced input | True |
| crossover capability | low_pass_only |
| crossover range hz | 40/140 |
| phase adjust | app-controlled |
| eq options | Dynamic EQ + Room EQ via mobile app; BT-LE control |
| frequency response hz | 10/350 |
| dimensions mm | 320/360/300 |
| weight kg | 25.0 |
| notes | Twin-opposed driver topology eliminates cabinet rocking entirely; 34.5L internal volume despite 10Hz extension. |