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| Anyone with the new Bowers Wilking 800D3 in NY tri state area? Actually, I highly doubt anyone will respond, but definitely will let you know :) | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series Anyone in NY/NJ area with a pair of broken in 800D3s willing to let me to take a listen in a non sale & audiophile friendly environment, as there are no dealers thar have 800D3 s on demo in NY.... I ll bring a bottle of very "decent" cogna... | |
| Moving up from B&W CM9 @itzhak1969 & others You find the CM9 bright, lean and "artificial"?!!! My dear friend, the CM9 and CM8 are some of the best and musical speakers under 10 grand! If you run them with a crappy amp and front end they will just reflect whatev... | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series @dave_b What were the demo components? Were speakers fully broken-in (at least 500 hours) ? If known ... | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series Well, get them from a dealer in Jeysy :) Or Delaware & NH . They will deliver anyhow..... They will (should) also deal unlike arrogant ny pricks .... No, I am not into vinyl , but thanks for the tip .. :) Diamond series get bad rap, often beca... | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series @gregkohanmimStereo Exchange was moving?!!!!! Really!!!??? Where? I think they own the whole building.... Wow, its either things must be moving really slow for them , or they decided to sell their most lucrative location in SOHO... I would think t... | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series Also apparently some folks in Europe modify their crossover to the much better sonic results | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series From what I am hearing from folks in whose ears I trust that have listened to the 800 D3 extensively, the opinion is that 800 D3s are "giant killers" surpassing designs costing in high six figures..... Proper break - in and speaker cables are the ... | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series I don’t know which particular model those were , I d think those were pretty in top of the line range monoblocks 500 watts per channel, judging by the needles, but I could be mistaken....to me all those Mac amps sound bland, flat and lifeless. Of ... | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series I did listen to a non broken in 802 D3 yesterday for 20 minutes at the Magnolia, Long Island. Even with the mediocre solid Macintosh gear and Audioquest cables, the sound was really something special, effortless (given high power amp). Little 2D i... | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series German magazine Stereo did the review of the 800D3 in Nov 2016:"Such a sound experience is a scarce commodity even for a staunch STEREO editor with 40 years of his own hi-fi story. She has grown to my heart, this B & W. I took them out of the ... | |
| Resale value of new speakers joey_v289 posts02-23-2017 7:15pmI would buy a speaker that is easy to ship and doesn't depreciate and has a mass market appeal.Theres not many that fulfill that role. I would suggest BW 800d3. Leave it in the box. It'll sell.I D SECOND THAT! j... | |
| Wilson Sasha 2 or Alexia for small room 10' x 17'? Ah ,you ve already bought the Wilsons :) That was quick :) Hope you ll enjoy them! :) | |
| Wilson Sasha 2 or Alexia for small room 10' x 17'? Get yourself Bowers Wilkins new 802D3! Much more musical and refined than any Wilson at any price..... Will work in your room greatly too. Actually the 803 D3s will work fantastic just as well. You will save a lot of money as well, which will allo... | |
| Have ~$10-12k...what would you do? Get Mastersound Evolution 845 integrated amp. USA tube audio markets them in the States (I bought mine form them). Its got 55 watts of 845 pure single ended triode power. Very few amps can touch their quality of sound at any price. Granted 845 tub... |