Bowers and Wilkins 800 Series Discontinued?

That would be a shame... Love my 802D's! 

Why would the salesperson lie about what the rep said?

I think there will be many new products at the end of this year so it’s better not to buy anything new now :D Most of the brands released their current product lines 5,6,7 years ago. It’s understandable if some dealers say some products are (going to) discontinue(d), or are out of stock because of there are not enough material/supply due to the covid (rather than say they are going to release the new products because that would reduce the sales of their current stock)

I was at a local dealer a month ago and in a casual conversation they expected the new 800 line to be out this year. 

There'll be a three-position setting for the treble: bright, shrill, and piercing.