In the large Bowers & Wilkins room itself, the atmosphere was very 'official', stiff even.
Come on guys, this hobby must be fun!
It was very dark, so excuse me for the pics.
We started with a solo piano piece.
Wow!
Great!
Very natural, fluent.
Less hard sounding than the D2 series, like I had experienced already with the series 3 of the 802, 803, 804, and 805.
We continued with some folk, and some audiophile pieces, that could clearly demonstrate the potential of the 800 D3.
I can say now that the 800 really is a step up from the 802.
And that the whole series 3 have succeeded to be better than series 2.
The front end and amps were not too shabby either: Constellation and dCS:
Good room.
B&W is not entirely my cup of tea, but if it is yours, the 800 is their best speaker by far.
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Stereo: Hegel H590, Grimm Audio MU1, Mola Mola Tambaqui, Burmester 948 - V3 & V6 racks, Vivid Audio G2 Giyas, REL Carbon Special (pair), Silent Angel Bonn N8 Ethernet Switch & Forester F1, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse IC and SE SC, Furutech Digiflux
AV: Hegel C-53, Marantz AV8802A, Oppo BDP-203EU, Pioneer Kuro 60", Vivid Audio C1 & V1w's, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, SE & E
Second system (veranda): Halgorythme preamp and monoblocks, Burmester 061, Avalon Avatar, Sharkwire & Wireworld cables
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