This picture is simply a fantastic system

Dave

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It's About The Music...McIntosh, Rega, Apple, LSA, Kimber Select, Sound Applicatons, Symposium Acoustics

Without a doubt - dream system.

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McIntosh MCD500, C2300, MC2102, MC402 Gold Lion 12AX7s 12AT7s
VPI Scoutmaster/JMW10.5i/SDS/Clamp Clearaudio Maestro Billy Bags Rack
Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors REL B2 (2)Symposium Ultra,Svelte,Rollerblocks
Transparent Ultra MM2 IC/SC, Reference Power ASC Tower Bass Traps(2), Sound Planks(15)
PS Audio Power Plant Premier x 2, Dedicated 20amp lines (2)

btf1980

Awsome post.. Thank you Sir.

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B&W 802Ds, HTM2D, 805s, JL Audio F113's, MX150, MC501s, MC205, MDA1000, Denon 3800BDCI, Sonos ZP90 (Cullin Mod), 60" Kuro
Cables - Cardas Golden Reference

Round one to Chuck.

Cheers guys!

Sorry, I did not quite get it, so did you get the 805 or the 802 (both new diamonds) in the end? Care to share?

Cheers!

I had my heart set on either the Focal Scala or Maestro, but for the money, the 802 Diamond in piano black, looks mighty fine.

I like the new Focals but as you note the new 802 Series Diamond is a bargain in my opinion.

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AMP's: D'Agostino Momentum's
Pre Amp: Mcintosh C-1000 & C-1000P
Sources: McIntosh MCD-1100 & MS-300, Olive 4HD, SonoS, Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX
Speakers: MBL 111F
Cables: Transparent Ultra MM2 & Reference MM2 & Powerlink MM2x

Heard the new 802 at a manufacturer's demo this week and it sounded quite good, but being a dealer event made any serious comparison not really possible. That being said, how can you not enjoy a speaker of that caliber driven by McIntosh MC501s and a McIntosh C500T with a MCD500 as a source?

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B&W 802D(2) B&W HTMD2 B&W 803D(2) B&W ASW825 McIntosh MC501(3) MC402 MX-136 MVP-871 Benchmark DAC1 Apple Mac Mini Rega P3-24 RGPC 400 pro WireWorld interconnects

This must have been the Georgia Home Theater event. I couldn't make it. Did they demo all the B&W 800 line?

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2-Channel McIntosh C45, McIntosh MCD 500, McIntosh MC 501 x 2, Clearaudio Emotion, B&W 803D, JL Audio F-113 Oppo BDP-95, Richard Gray, Kimber Kables
Theater - McIntosh 205, B&W 804s, 805s, HTM3S,JL f113 subwoofer, Oppo BDP-83SE, Onkyo Preamp, Panasonic AE4000 projector, Richard Gray