Mcintosh MC-352 or FPB 200 for B&W 802

Oh come on now! Where did you get the information that B&W used the Krell FPB's to voice their speakers? Tell us, what speaker cables, interconnects, power cords, power conditioners, preamp and source components did they use??

I auditioned the n 802s with the MAC 352 and it was a very nice combination.Cheers.

I listened to the MAC 352 with the 802's at Jamison Stereo in Ohio a few weeks ago, and the sound was just beautiful. Source was the Sony SACD-1 and C42 preamp. Cables were nothing special, middle-of-the-line Audioquest. This was a system I would love to own, and I can't imagine that you would be disappointed with the MAC/802 combo.

Drrdiamond was right. B&W used to voice their Nautilus line-up with big Krell amps until Krell started to make their own loudspeakers. The relationship between B&W and Krell sort of went sour then. Supposedly B&W's new alliance would be Classe according to my local B&W dealer.

In respect with the choice of amp for the N802, both Krell and Mac are well built gears though quite different sounding. However, if you are like me who prefers to leave the amp on all the time, then go with Mac because you can leave the Mac on all the time and it would stay much cooler than the Krell.

I used to own a Krell FPB300, but now use a Mac MC2000. The Mac IMHO is much more pleasant to listen to. I am not familiar with the MC352, but it's a Mac and I have enjoyed any of their products I have auditioned. I liked the Krell mind you...but it's not a Mac.