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Here are the fr and impedance charts from the Australian Hi-Fi review from last year.
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Front Fire Bassreflex-Port?
The 800D3 has one? Hmmm...
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The measurements from AV Hub shed some light on the subjective differences between the 802D3 and the 800D3.
I've attached measurements of both (800D3 on left), revealing that the 800D3 is tuned very differently, and is actually more similar to the 800D2 in the bass, with the port tuning around 26Hz. OTOH, the 802D3 alignment is lower Q, and the port is tuned lower too, meaning that there's much less energy in the 30-50Hz region. Measurements suggest that the 802D3 is designed to make use of boundary reinforcement, whereas the 800D3 will work best in a larger room where it's also further away from room boundaries. |
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Measured with Accuphase DG-58, the left speaker shows peaks up to +5dB in a total of nine 1/6th octave bands and some dips down to -10dB. The right speaker, which stands closer to the walls, shows peaks up to + 8 dB in a total of seven 1/6th octave bands and some dips down to -7dB. Nothing unusual and definitely no overwhelming low frequencies here. Martin |
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I have been burning in my 800 D3s and find that it’s the top end that has been loosening up. I’d have expected it to be the big drivers but actually the zing and fizz of the top end have taken a while to come through.
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The 800 is overkill in any home environment. They are simply a halo speaker that is appropriate for a music hall environment. My listening area is 30 by 40. Even the 803's can fill it with over >100 db levels without breaking a sweat. The D802 is the home king of the hill now. The 800 is a "look what I can do" showcase for BW.
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Couldn’t agree more! |
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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.
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