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Any Vandersteen 7 Owners in SFO Bay Area ?
Amazing, congrats V! 
How do I power my 800D(3)s
I enjoyed my classe cam600.honestly if I wasn't trying to free up cash, I would've kept em.meaning if my wife didn't force me to sell them then I'd still have them. 
Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp?
In the Cary line...Probably Cary 98.not the 05 
How do I power my 800D(3)s
Just stop Bo.Matt asked about amplification not your speech on trufi and speaker preferences. 
How do I power my 800D(3)s
@lalitk I agree hahaim not going to give bo any more time that he needs.  I've encountered him way too many times on audiogon and he says the same thing.  Every thread he tries to derail even though it's not about the speakers that the OP is askin... 
How do I power my 800D(3)s
Yawn more trufi speech by Bo.I tell you Matt (op), you have great speakers, audition amps and buy what you like.   
How do I power my 800D(3)s
Whenever Bo posts, I just scroll right through.  He is delusional as I have the 802d3 and hear none of the junk he spouts.  I have no issues with staging or whatever else he claims is 3D audio.theres more to audio than just staging too... There's ... 
How do I power my 800D(3)s
@samac The Rotel RB1590 sounded warm with the 802D3, I had it in my room at the SAME time as 3 other amps (Cary 211fe, Classe CAM600 monoblocks, and Boulder).  It was not shamed by the rest of the gear other than the Boulder.  It sounded very acce... 
How do I power my 800D(3)s
I have the 802D3 and have heard the 800D3 several times. I have them in my listening room and I have the room treated with GIK acoustics. I am very familiar with the speakers and would probably be better off talkign to you on the phone or via emai... 
Best value in pre-owned preamps right now?
Cary SLP05.  $4k and it is a good one. 
Resale value
More power to you if you buy without caring about resale.i have too much invested into this habit that I need to have an "out" just in case. 
Resale value
oh yes I consider it.  
Heard the B&W N804d3s ...
 Also bass is dependent on speaker positioning and the speakers relationship within the room. There's only so much you can get out of 2 mid size drivers. 
Heard the B&W N804d3s ...
My thoughts? It is unfair to compare a speaker that is that a store demo to a speaker that you had for years at home that you have tweaked.  Your system is not the system at the store.  You have listening biases that you prefer in the store system... 
Any Rotel love around here? Looking to power my Sonus Faber Olympica 3
@4425 I gotcha. You're probably right.  I just liked the Rotel RB1590 that's all. I also have a soft spot for Rotel from when I was new to the game 10 years ago when I was 24. I have a much better system than the O3/Rotel, so I am a little lenient...