B&W 802D1 - How can I tame the brightness?


I have the original B&W 802 D1 speakers and for the love of god, I cannot get the upper midrange / tweeter under control. 

What can be done to tone them down some?

 

onehorsepony

It would be really interesting to see 802d speakers upside down.

My N801s were too in my face until I put a tube amp on the high end.  It seemed to sort of smooth out the mids and highs.  

Bill

 

 

@onehorsepony 

I know the feeling.  I had the opposite experience of what everyone said I should have with a bright sound.  I have Wilson Sophia 1 that everyone, friend, dealers and Wilson say have a brighter presentation with the titanium inverted dome tweeter compared to their newer soft dome tweeters.  I tried the Alexia 1, Sasha DAW and now have the Yvettes up for sale because all those were bright in my room.  Maybe things would be 'normal' for you and the newer Wilsons would work.  They are beautiful sounding speakers, in general, so if you haven't considered them I would.  There are many different models to choose from used at your budget.  Good luck!

Yep, a little late. Don’t resort to artifice like equalizers, filters or über damping your room. Sell your speakers and consider ESL’s. I suggest the ’Final Audio 15’s. They are really extremely neutral. You get unforgivably out of these what you put into them. Look here for more: https://final-audio.com/products/model-15/ I’m sure you won’t regret getting aquainted with these great speakers. Good luck and success in finding!

@mylogic you would certainly be thinking outside the boxes if you attempted to turn a set of 800 series B&Ws upside down, seeing as there is no flat surface on the head unit of the speaker.

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