B&W 802 THEN and NOW!

Very nice. I'm curious, do you rotate back and forth between the 275's and 601's depending on mood? Which do you primarily listen to?
 
Dewster said:
That's an amazing transformation!! I'm still seeking approvals from the Mrs. for a new rack many attempts to bribe her, but she hasn't budge yet :mad:
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Amazing, I am still using the same rack! Salamander is not bad at all but there gorgeous racks out there...
 
Jeff - a definite upgrade across board! Soundstage, detail, clarity, separation, and beauty...
 
Doug, I used to have a pair of 275 V and I sold it for a pair of 501's. Happy to have the 275's again and I am keeping these for good!
 
Dario,

I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, your current setup. Just beautiful.
 
I had a pair of the latest 802s driven by a Classe 2300 amp. I was a great combo and I miss it. It worked much better in my room than a Mac 402 with a C2300 pre.
 
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I guess the sonical transformation was quite big. The oldies are the 802N or the 802D? Anyhow I have listend to the previous generations over the years because I loved the beauty of the design. However I never really loved them; too nice andlaid back. The 802 Diamonds changed that completely. The dynamics came to B&W and they still have the typical 800 series qualities. I am happy since day 1!
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BruceLet said:
I had a pair of the latest 802s driven by a Classe 2300 amp. I was a great combo and I miss it. It worked much better in my room than a Mac 402 with a C2300 pre.
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Of course the Classe is the standard B&W partner amp. And it works well. I have to admit that I also preferred the Classe over the MAc's just for the speed and dynamics. However my Audionet's are defenitely in another league.
 
Glareskin said:
I guess the sonical transformation was quite big. The oldies are the 802N or the 802D? Anyhow I have listend to the previous generations over the years because I loved the beauty of the design. However I never really loved them; too nice andlaid back. The 802 Diamonds changed that completely. The dynamics came to B&W and they still have the typical 800 series qualities. I am happy since day 1!
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Of course the Classe is the standard B&W partner amp. And it works well. I have to admit that I also preferred the Classe over the MAc's just for the speed and dynamics. However my Audionet's are defenitely in another league.
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My Classe' amps are very good and very fast, but, when paired with the D3,the Dagostinos were better. When paired with my Revel's, they are a great match !
 
MDP said:
My Classe' amps are very good and very fast, but, when paired with the D3,the Dagostinos were better. When paired with my Revel's, they are a great match !
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How are the Revel's? I've never had the opportunity to listen. From the description the tonality is closer to Focal right? Are they difficult to drive?
 
Glareskin said:
How are the Revel's? I've never had the opportunity to listen. From the description the tonality is closer to Focal right? Are they difficult to drive?
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I think they are one of the best speakers available. The Salon's have a much better tweeter than Focal in my opinion. They do love current !!
 
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