The nautilus top gives a superior touchable image of instruments and voices. Also the sound is more natural sounding. They only weak point of the B&W are there crossovers. They are poor in depth. I owned the 802N and the 800S for over 8 years of time. I listend to the 800D, but I did not go for it. I wanted to go to a higher level for the absolute sound. Then depth and a wide stage is a pre. B&W misses this important part, so I stopped with B&W. Musical Fidelity is a good option for your speakers. Wenn you have more money Pass Labs is a great match.
B&W 803D - Best amplifiers to drive them
Hi!
I actually have a few questions and I would really appreciate your wisdom on them:
1) 803D versus 802D - other than prize and size, is there is significant SQ difference, or if under budget constraints one settle for the 803D as they are 'almost' there?
2) Used 803D, how does one test a 2nd hand used speaker? Is there any way one can tell other than listening (auditioning) and visual inspection? Are there any key look outs?
3) The main question - which amplifiers drive the 803D the best? the rating says 50-500 watts, but that is a huge range at 8 ohms!!!!
Please do let me know
Thank you.
K
I actually have a few questions and I would really appreciate your wisdom on them:
1) 803D versus 802D - other than prize and size, is there is significant SQ difference, or if under budget constraints one settle for the 803D as they are 'almost' there?
2) Used 803D, how does one test a 2nd hand used speaker? Is there any way one can tell other than listening (auditioning) and visual inspection? Are there any key look outs?
3) The main question - which amplifiers drive the 803D the best? the rating says 50-500 watts, but that is a huge range at 8 ohms!!!!
Please do let me know
Thank you.
K