Aside from the larger woofer on the D800 and associated bigger cabinet to handle them, the 802 is an identical speaker. Same tweeter, same midrange with the same enclosure for both. The cross over is also the same though tuned for the different bass unit. Unless BW added some magic pixie dust the frequencies covered by such should sound exactly the same, any differences would be in bass handling. Which, as is expected from bass to be noticeable mostly at higher levels given the ears insensibility to bass which is in reality is felt more than heard. Im not disputing that the 800 is a better speaker, that's why its the halo, however, in the average home at normal listening levels of around 70db most of its superiority will not be demonstrated.
|