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Old 10-09-2017, 01:29 PM
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I am relatively new to the hifi world. Have some B&W 802 Nautilus - got them almost by accident, but was taken in by the reviews of them, their stunning looks etc. Also, a B&W 800 HTM2 centre speaker, and a pair of B&W CDM 1NT rear speakers. So then - for music - I had a pair of B&Ws being driven by an old but still good Linn set up, (AV5125 power amp and AV5103 system controller) but I just didnt want to listen for long. The sound was thin, bright, strained. I thought I had some reasonable gear, but wasnt enjoying it. Tried all sorts of amps; Anthem, tube amps (Prima Luna and EKCO) to try and get some warmth, nothing worked. I was fighting a rearguard action with the missus against replacing the B&W set up with something else. The last resort was a pair of Rotel 1581 500W mono blocks. Now no more arguments with the missus. The B&Ws are staying!


This is so interesting; I am running my 803 D3 with 2 Linn 2250 amps and with some albums really misses out something in the overall experience and I am pretty sure it is not about the 803:s performance

Could you describe what happened to your experience with the monoblocks vs the 5125?

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Old 10-09-2017, 02:35 PM
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Old 10-09-2017, 03:04 PM
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Thank you very much
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Old 11-29-2017, 09:05 PM
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Has anyone used Krell amps with them?
With my 803D3's I use an old Krell KAV250a/3 and use two of the channels. I want to move to something else to give them even more power. They sound amazing already but I bet if I gave them some more power they would even be better.
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Old 01-20-2018, 07:46 PM
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Now demoing 805 D3 with MC275/C22--magnificent combination of highly resolving speakers and warm tubes.

(Supplementing 805s with my own REL T5, will try B&W DB3D soon.)
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Old 03-03-2018, 03:47 PM
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I have B&W 802 D speakers and looking to change my existing Bryston 14B-SST amp and BP-25 pre amp. I'm looking at used kit in my region, options for amps are Accuphase P-7100, Mark Levinson 532 and Pass Labs x250.8 and pre amps Gryphon Sonata Allegro and Zanden 3000, all feedback welcome

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Old 03-03-2018, 11:36 PM
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I’ve heard the B&W 800D3 and 802D3 with PS Audio BHK mono and stereo respectively. Brilliant combo.

I dare say the Dan D Agastino Classic 2 might just be a tad ahead
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Old 03-04-2018, 09:31 AM
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Nothing is wrong with MC 1.2KW either; worth a listen aslong asyou have a Tube preamp in chain.
I have had usedf805N,S802N x2 800Nx2 and now listening to 803D3;Very nice speakers BTW,
My only regret is not getting 802D3 for 15x25 basement room to get better Bass and scale
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Old 03-05-2018, 12:20 AM
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... only had these N801s for a while but yowza...
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Old 03-05-2018, 08:05 AM
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IMO, 801 were the best speaker, no thing could beat the imaging it created;but I had to exchange mine for 800N as i Could not tolerate the Thump in my chest produced by 15 inch drivers.I was worried my heart rhythm might become irregular.
it is funny but True.
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