Breaking in 802D's
I plan to break in new 802D's next week.
Based on others experience, how many hours did it take to reach close-to-final performance? How off-best was the out of box sound? Last, any preference for 4 vs 8 ohm tap on the amp? Adam |
Adam,
Congratulations on the new B&W 802 Diamonds! I'm obviously biased, but I think they are beautiful speakers that will move you when asked and have amazing build and sound quality for the price. I upgraded from B&W 803D2s and knew that I had made a good decision after the first few notes. After about two weeks of almost non-stop playing the soundstage became much more noticeable as well as a smoother, warmer overall sound. Others may report different results, but those are biggest things I noticed. Trying different cables, sources, preamp, etc. is very obvious with the 802D2s and something I would recommend to get best from them. Mine are connected to McIntosh MC601's using the 4 ohm tap. I've tried every combination but in my room the 4 ohm is where I settled. You should definitely experiment and choose the one that brings a smile to your ears. Again, congrats and keep us posted! :thumbsup: |
Congratulations the 802Ds are wonderful speakers.
If I remember correctly mine sounded very good from the get go, but did improve over the next two months. |
Waiting for my 802 dia. to be delivered in 3 weeks time from Cape Town to Johannesburg here RSA. They are a year old and in prestine condition. Trading in my Audio Physic Virgo 25 for them
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Thanks, I am really excited to get them. I spent 5 years moving up, 705,704,703,804D and now the ones I always wanted, 802D! I never would have had the confidence to lay out so much $$$ without the steady progression.
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Rich... Welcome! :wave:
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Congrats on getting the 802's Adam and Rich. They are great speakers.
Adam, give them a few weeks for sure, after that I found any improvements was just subtle. |
I was toying with the idea of using my cheap, solid state integrated for break in duty rather than burning a few hundred hours of life off the tubes of my tube integrated. Others went this route?
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They will sound nice out of the box. At least 100 hours till they start to sing a bit. They need alot of power to sing though. What do you have running them?
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