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| Would u give up usher mini dancer 2 for b&w 802's Ive owned the Tiny Dancers and currently the 802N. The 802s properly driven and set up make me endlessly happy. I owned the Focal Utopia micro be which I though were vastly superior to the Ushers comparing the be tweeters. Just my opinion! | |
| Which Harbeth Speakers My favorite paring is SHL5 and Exposure 2010s2. It is so clean. I have compared it to 505u, Naim 5ii, MF A5. I have heard the Leben 300 as well which was great but I love the Exposure. | |
| Building an audio room - 12x22 - electrical plan? Thank you for all the great advice. I have settled on 3 20A lines for the audio. Two of the lines (for mono blocks) will off of a single circuit to keep it in phase. The third will be for sources/pre etc. The wiring will be 10 gauge multistrand. I... | |
| Best Speakers for 10' x 12' room? I had the 805Ds but I switched to the 805Ns. I found that the 805N was superior in many way including: -cabinet construction-touchable imaging-seamless driver transition~I have owned many high end monitors and to date I have not found one that wor... | |
| What is your DESERT ISLAND amp & speaker combo? Okay here's some more info on the island:The DESERT ISLAND you will be stuck on was once the private hideaway of a very wealthy British securities trader. He kept his ownership of the island "off the books," even from his own family. Sadly, he was... | |
| What does REFERENCE mean? Thanks for the clarification. It seems like reference would refer to an established common standard but I suppose it is confined to one's own established standard. | |
| Pass X350.5 Heat Output This might be the 1st downside I have found to living in Florida! Would love some XA! Too much heat me thinks. | |
| Pass X350.5 Heat Output I currently run a projector in my small room - 11x12 - which brings the room up to heat levels I am fine with. I wonder how the X250.5 / X350.5 would compare heat wise. They would not run simultaneously.Here are the projector specs if anyone cares... | |
| Pass X350.5 Heat Output Great. Thank you for all the responses. My listening sessions are usually 1-2 hours so the X350.5 might be fine. I have been advised that the X250.5 puts out 40% less heat so that might be just right. | |
| MC501 or MC601 or something else for B&W 802N? The Hegel has been on my radar. Also the Modwright integrated. I think I will try the Behringer biamping first. I KNOW this is not the right forum to preach the virtues of a cheap Chinese proamp but they really are fantastic to my ears. I use them... | |
| MC501 or MC601 or something else for B&W 802N? Zd542 - from a thread from last year I mentioned liking the EP4000:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1349961481&read&keyw&zzbehringerSince that time I have tried a few nice amps - Luxman 505U, MF A5, Arcam AV600, Mac670... | |
| MC501 or MC601 or something else for B&W 802N? I really don't have a problem with the tweeter right now. My 805N were pretty strong but I don't know why the 802N tweeter is not as upfront. In fact, I am missing a bit of midrange energy in comparison. However, the midrange clarity has improved ... | |
| Building an audio room - 12x22 - electrical plan? Thanks for all the responses. I will keep the thread updated as I proceed to build along budget lines. While I would love to build the Cardas plan, I can't drop the ceiling or shorten the room. | |
| Amplification to B&W 800 Diamond Hello all,I am setting about finding matching amplification for my 802N. I have been playing around with amplification. I have a MAC6700 receiver which offers 8, 4 and 2 ohm settings. On the 8 ohm, the bass is the most defined but the highs are a ... | |
| Building an audio room - 12x22 - electrical plan? Thanks for the responses. I am leaning towards 3 dedicated circuits right now - one per mono block and one for the pre. The fourth circuit will be for the lighting, computer etc.I am wondering about adding 240v to run european equipment. Is this a... |