This is a very simple, complicated question.
Also, my apologies for forcing Madisound readers to read this thread twice, but I'm hoping to get feedback from a broader audience by posting in both places. Anyway...
I listened to a pair of B&W 803S and 804S speakers on Friday and I was absolutely blown away by them. This is the first time I've ever been blown away like this. I've listened to Sonus Faber Cremonas, a lot of Lynn and Thiels, Krell Lat 2s, and plenty of others. Of all the speakers I've listened to, every time I went back home to my old Boston Acoustics T830s and was still very happy with their sound. This time though, it was a night and day difference. The B&Ws provided a clarity that allowed me to easily pick out any instrument to listen to, while with most other speakers I've heard, only the prominent instruments are easy to follow along with. The rest just blend together. The dynamics of the speakers were also exceptional. Drums had an attack that sounded real. Imaging was the best I've heard. All instruments were clearly placed, and vocals actually placed higher up than instruments.
My best guess is that the rigid kevlar midrange and the aluminum tweeter are providing a higher level of detail that I'm not used to hearing with most of the paper/poly speakers that I listen to.
Has anybody else heard these speakers and can comment on their sound? Is there something really special about how these speakers sound, or is it possible for me to approach that type of quality with affordable DIY drivers? I've been planning on a Dayton RS 180 & Seas 27 TDFC 2-way for a while now and I'm wondering just how close I can get to what I heard on Friday.
Also, my apologies for forcing Madisound readers to read this thread twice, but I'm hoping to get feedback from a broader audience by posting in both places. Anyway...
I listened to a pair of B&W 803S and 804S speakers on Friday and I was absolutely blown away by them. This is the first time I've ever been blown away like this. I've listened to Sonus Faber Cremonas, a lot of Lynn and Thiels, Krell Lat 2s, and plenty of others. Of all the speakers I've listened to, every time I went back home to my old Boston Acoustics T830s and was still very happy with their sound. This time though, it was a night and day difference. The B&Ws provided a clarity that allowed me to easily pick out any instrument to listen to, while with most other speakers I've heard, only the prominent instruments are easy to follow along with. The rest just blend together. The dynamics of the speakers were also exceptional. Drums had an attack that sounded real. Imaging was the best I've heard. All instruments were clearly placed, and vocals actually placed higher up than instruments.
My best guess is that the rigid kevlar midrange and the aluminum tweeter are providing a higher level of detail that I'm not used to hearing with most of the paper/poly speakers that I listen to.
Has anybody else heard these speakers and can comment on their sound? Is there something really special about how these speakers sound, or is it possible for me to approach that type of quality with affordable DIY drivers? I've been planning on a Dayton RS 180 & Seas 27 TDFC 2-way for a while now and I'm wondering just how close I can get to what I heard on Friday.
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