Surrounds for 805s's?

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  • Drek
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2009
    • 4

    Surrounds for 805s's?

    I have a small apartment and am considering grabbing some B&W's. The living room is about 12x12x8 (1152 cubic feet) so it's not that big. I'm considering purchasing a pair of 805's and HTM-4s. My question though is what would be a good set for the rears? The CM line?

    I'll be driving them with either a Marantz AVR or the Marantz pre/pro and an emotive amp.
  • emig5m
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2008
    • 646

    #2
    Another set of 805S's IMO.

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    • Ken49r
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2007
      • 312

      #3
      I use black ash DS7's for surrounds with my black ash 805's and it pairs nicely with them in looks and sound. Even though the 700 series is no longer on the B&W website your dealer or the distributor may still have some in stock.

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      • Drek
        Junior Member
        • Nov 2009
        • 4

        #4
        Thank you both for your replies. I wasn't to sure if using 805s's both front and rear was a good idea... I'll check with my dealer and see what he has though. I appreciate the help.

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        • Ken49r
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2007
          • 312

          #5
          Originally posted by Drek
          Thank you both for your replies. I wasn't to sure if using 805s's both front and rear was a good idea... I'll check with my dealer and see what he has though. I appreciate the help.
          805 would be the best for rears especially if you use MC audio (DVD-A, SACD, Blu-ray) if you can afford it. I went the more economical route, and I can always move the DS7's to rears in a 7.1 setup in the future.

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          • Antus
            Senior Member
            • Apr 2008
            • 141

            #6
            805S will be a easy choice. however, u can try the new CM5, which i think is very good and cost less.
            Htm4 will be a must buy.

            just a thought, by using CM5, u can save some money and u can get better amp. I don't know how Emotiva perform. but there are lots good choice in the sub $3K range.

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            • Hammie
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2005
              • 304

              #7
              See if your dealer will let you try anything in home. I know my dealer does (as long as they are floor models ).
              Panasonic TC-P65VT30
              Onkyo Pro PR-SC5508 | M2Tech Young DAC | Emotiva XPA-1 (x3), XPA-2
              Oppo BDP-93 | DirecTV HR23-700 HD-DVR | Pioneer PL-670 Turntable
              Sony Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii | Apple TV 2, Mac Mini (iTunes Server), iPad
              B&W 804S, HTM3S, CWM DS8 | SVS PB12-NSD | Denon AH-D2000 Headphones
              Tripp Lite HT1210ISOCTR Power Conditioner, SMART1000LCD UPS System
              My Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Setup
              Next Upgrade: Cables

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              • Blindamood
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2003
                • 899

                #8
                Originally posted by Drek
                Thank you both for your replies. I wasn't to sure if using 805s's both front and rear was a good idea... I'll check with my dealer and see what he has though. I appreciate the help.
                Don't forget the SCMS...these mate perfectly with the 805S and HTM4S. Okay, I'm a little biased, 'cause this is my setup as well... :W

                Do a quick search in this forum and you will find several discussions of these wonderful wall-mount speakers.
                Brad

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                • Drek
                  Junior Member
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 4

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Antus
                  805S will be a easy choice. however, u can try the new CM5, which i think is very good and cost less.
                  Htm4 will be a must buy.

                  just a thought, by using CM5, u can save some money and u can get better amp. I don't know how Emotiva perform. but there are lots good choice in the sub $3K range.
                  Could you elaborate on some of these other amps? I've never run a Pre/Pro setup before. The Emotiva I've had a chance to hear and it sounds good... but I'm not sure what else is out there.

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                  • Antus
                    Senior Member
                    • Apr 2008
                    • 141

                    #10
                    Classe 5100, Rotel 1570, Bryston 9Bsst2 are some good choice. they are more expensive than Emotiva, but i think they sound pretty good.
                    Parasound Halo A52 also a good choice.

                    btw, only Rotel is sub $3K, others are a bit more.

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                    • boarder1995
                      Member
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 68

                      #11
                      Initially, you may not hear a difference between, say the Emotiva and Rotel and even McIntosh and Classe. But, spend some time going back and forth and you may start to pick out slight and very subtle differences between them. These may seem small, but over time your ears will more easily pick up these things and as a result they will seem big and you'll always know what's possible with what's usually more money. In the grand scheme of things, speakers will make the biggest difference, then speaker placement, then room acoustics, etc.

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