poloman
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| B&W 802 Diamond Stands sounds awesome. wish we could compare sound in person, Im in Long Island NY. I use a Classe DR-25 250/ch and an ARC LS-7 wish I could hear your rig. Glad the tip toes help. but sounds like you could afford the soundanchor stands. Is your floor car... | |
| B&W 804nautilus vs. 804s When you say 804's do you mean matrix 804. I have the matrix 802 s3 and was going to upgrade to the Nauty 802 but opted for a Xover upgrade. Amazing soundstage and imaging now, coupled with a crystal clear shimmering treble. Very happy, so you dec... | |
| B&W 802 Diamond Stands Whats your floor makeup, hardwood, carpet? Is it a second floor, suspended, which can vibrate, or concrete slab. Stands might help the interaction of the bass from the botttom port interacting with the floor. My Matrix 802's are on dedicated stand... | |
| Speaker crossover mod. Your advice? See my thread on B&W 802 Xover mods. Just changed all the caps | |
| B&W Matrix 802s3 Xover upgrade Had it done , if you read the threads you would know the whole story. Well they are plenty broken in now and the sound is amazing with pinpoint imaging and wide soundstage. Im sure the new dac helps, but im very happy. Treble is sweet and crystali... | |
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| Avalon toe-in? Try getting a pinpoint laser pointer hold it on the flat outside of the speaker and aim at the opposite wall to get an exact point of reference. slowly move them in or out till the center image comes into focus. I use one thats flat not round and ... | |
| B&W 802 and Stillpoints Which 802's M,N,or D, or Diamond? I have the 802s3 Matrix on dedicated sound anchor stands with beefy cone points. Amazing Bass, clarity and imaging. What are you driving them with? | |
| B&W Matrix 802s3 Xover upgrade Just put up the NC info so you get an idea of what improvements are possible. I have over 100 hrs on them now. and they are amazing. Just a capaciter upgrade is all it took. why spend $2200 on $2000 speakers, not necesary. Anyone with Matrix 802's... | |
| B&W Matrix 802s3 Xover upgrade Performance ImprovementsDetail: North Creek Crossover Components are as free of parasitics as modern technology allows. Consequently, the amount of information passed through the North Creek crossovers and to the drivers is far greater than throug... | |
| Are B&W Nautilus 804's too bright Try a tube preamp instead of a processor which is geared for sourround and movie soundtracks. A nice CJ or ARC tubed preamp linestage will tame the glare. | |
| recapping X-over B&W 802 series III I got my B&W Matrix 802s3 back. see my response on my other B&W thread. | |
| B&W Matrix 802s3 Xover upgrade Oh, parts and Labor total $500 so a relatively cheap fix, for much improved speakers. | |
| B&W Matrix 802s3 Xover upgrade Well, picked up my 802's yesterday and hooked them up. FYI: replaced 5 capaciters per speaker. replaced the mid/tweeter Xover board with Sonicaps. The bass caps were replaced with Dayton caps. Ill need probably 100-200 hrs of breakin but after 10 ... | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? what are you driving them with a receiver? |