left underwhelmed

[Matt Lan]

Originally Posted by Briz Vegaas

Maybe my use of the term unwashed was poorly chosen, I was not referring to income but rather the level of interest in audio as opposed to lifestyle products. Also, while sound is important the 800D, which is outside my budget, is a big investment which is why people buying this speaker are likely, on balance, to consider the brands image amongst other factors. It's why B&W have associated themselves with Jaguar, it's part of their Brand development strategy. There has been no other evidence that they are getting into car audio. B&W made similar decisions in marketing the 800 series as a made in the UK product rather making the product in China. China is just as capable of making the same quality product. Some Chinese audio gear is made like a tank.

Very few people make a purchase based purely on performance.

I hear you, and sorry for being terse.

Yup, there a lot of factors that come in to play with selling anything at this price level.

Per my early post in thread, I had evaluated a number of features when I settled on the 800 diamond (1st gen). I did, and still do, thik they have a lot to offer on the whole when you consider a long term committment.

Best,

Matt

[gshepardbuster]

John A I'm not saying that you'll need 1200 watts, only that with it, the 800s really excel. I have no doubt with any high quality, higher power, monos, you will hear what I hear. That being said, they are very revealing and will give you what feed them good or bad.