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moving from house to an apartment.. goodbye 802D's

My beloved B&W 802D's with their down firing bass ports would probably drive the neighbors crazy.
I am considering moving to a pair of Revel Performa 126Be bookshelf speakers and using a Velodyne DD-15 raised off the floor.  Anybody have any experience with both the 802D's and the Revel Performa 126Be speakers?
lovepianos
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danvignau
935 posts
 
Jeez!  Just don't turn them up!
lovepianos OP
38 posts
 
Thanks audio friends for all  of  the help.  I'm keeping'm!!
path73
11 posts
 
Did you consider a dipole subwoofer? It made a huge difference for my neighbors and I can now turn up the listening volume higher than before. You would get the added benefit of less boomy bass and more articulate bass than with a closed or ported sub.
peppar1
20 posts
 
Don’t get rid of your 802D‘s. If you love them definitely keep them. You don’t need to crank up the volume like a mad man and you can still enjoy music the way you are used to. Once you had a full size speaker there’s no way back to bookshelf little box.
jumia
528 posts
 
Any speaker has potential to create issues.  .  
Surprised no one has mentioned getting absorption panels and very thick bass traps.  
Assume 802ds are all broken in, new speakers like young dogs need taming.  802s arely lovely.  Dont risk unhappiness by letting them go. 

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