@ct0517 " Many try to run B&W with amps that can’t do 4 ohms well. Look at the amp’s specs. The amps struggle and you get lean sound output - which makes the Highs dominant and fatiguing."
The problem with that statement is that every time I’ve heard the 800 D3 series at either audio shows or dealers, the treble has been irritatingly bright and edgy, and they are no doubt using optimal amplification in those settings. I wish it weren’t the case, since they do sound good otherwise. Perhaps it’s just a matter of room reflections, but I don’t hear that same degree of treble edginess with other speakers, even the B&W 700 S2 series. Maybe it’s just that the 800 D3 series need sizable rooms in which to operate.
The problem with that statement is that every time I’ve heard the 800 D3 series at either audio shows or dealers, the treble has been irritatingly bright and edgy, and they are no doubt using optimal amplification in those settings. I wish it weren’t the case, since they do sound good otherwise. Perhaps it’s just a matter of room reflections, but I don’t hear that same degree of treble edginess with other speakers, even the B&W 700 S2 series. Maybe it’s just that the 800 D3 series need sizable rooms in which to operate.