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Is MF 550k good enough amp for B&W 802D ?

Hi There !

Im Planning to upgrade my speaker anthony gallo 3.1 to B&W 802D but i am not yet ready to upgrade my pre / power amp coz i just recently upgraded my Gyrodeck to Orbe w SME V tonearm & cadenza black cart & vtl 5.5 to ear 868 preamp.

Do u think Musical Fidelity 550k monoblocks will drive the 802D ? or better yet forget d upgrade unless i can afford the Classe or Macintosh AMPS.

Any suggestions are highly appreciated.
sgm
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dob
577 posts
 
I have B&W 802D Great speakers, indeed. I own them and enjoy immensely! Be aware that they are extremely power hundgry and also as Audiofreak said a bit aggressive at the top. I tried a number of amplifiers until I settled on Spectron. Note, you don;t have to buy everything at once.

All The Best
sgm OP
11 posts
 
thanks so much for your reply.
drrdiamond
671 posts
 
The 802D are great speakers. Buy them and upgrade the amps when you can.

If heard bigger B&W's driven with smaller amps ... very good ... even if not as good as big Krells.

Go for it!
Richard
audiofreakgeek
115 posts
 

I would wait or look at other speakers, the Superchargers are quite decent amplifiers, but are not the last word in sounding warm, the 802d are a little aggressive on the top so the combination might be a bit too forward for you.
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