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Originally posted by vlasisFor me its one of the best speaker ever....BUT-----my friend you need power.....lots of watts for this awesome sound beast!!!!!!Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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stuofsci02, I am in awe of your system. Way cool!
Very interesting about the ease with which your amp drives these monsters.- Bottom
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Originally posted by stuofsci02I think this is true of the N801, but much less so of the 801D. In fact it seems easier to drive then my 804s..
If you feed right this beast you gonna loose your mind ....ok i know.....need much money to spend !!!!!
But in the end........... ;x( ;x( ;x( ;x(- Bottom
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Originally posted by vlasisFor this speaker you need something like......Krell-Classe-Mark Levinson-Boulder-2 Ncore monos .....
If you feed right this beast you gonna loose your mind ....ok i know.....need much money to spend !!!!!
But in the end........... ;x( ;x( ;x( ;x(Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Originally posted by vlasisA photo before the Lio-8.......
Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Here are some more pics now that I have gone straight two channel.. Cheers
Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Originally posted by stuofsci02Here are some more pics now that I have gone straight two channel.. Cheers
Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."Dwight D. Eisenhower- Bottom
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They are not current generation diamonds as you are correct the 801's were discontinued, they are last generation, from back when B&W was also making the HTM1D.B&W 800 Diamonds (L/R), HTM2 Diamond (C), 802 Diamonds (SL/SR), Paradigm Signature Sub 25 (LFE), Reference Servo 15a x 2 (Stereo subs), Lexicon MC-12Bv5EQ SSP, Bryston 28B-SST2x 2, 7B-SST2x2, 4B-SST C Series, BDP-2, Oppo UDP-205, Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-150FD, Furman SPR-20i, IT-Reference, Eastlink Maestro PVR, Xbox One & 360, PS3, Siltech Golden Ridge II, Ruby Hill IIx2, 330ix2, Kimber Kable PK10 Gold, Tonic, PBJ, Cadence, HD19e, HD19, OPT-1, HDSW 4x1, Ixos 6003, Harmony 1000- Bottom
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Originally posted by Rod#SThey are not current generation diamonds as you are correct the 801's were discontinued, they are last generation, from back when B&W was also making the HTM1D.
They were made for 5 years (2005-2009) and have the same diamond tweeter as the older 803D, 802D and 800D.Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Originally posted by stuofsci02Guys/Girls,
Just replaced my 804s with these...
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Originally posted by DmantisBy far my very favorite B&W speaker. Congrads man , what a find , catch , ownership man , I would love a pair of them. The 801's are perfect.Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Originally posted by b.bHello
Have you ever checked the voice of ADELE in this system ?
Unfortunately for a good voice they sure have made her sound quite poor on a good hi-fi setup..Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Originally posted by stuofsci02Yes... and if they could do a good job mastering her albums it could be good.
Unfortunately for a good voice they sure have made her sound quite poor on a good hi-fi setup..
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*Edit*..
Posted in wrong thread..Last edited by stuofsci02; 18 October 2012, 15:12 Thursday.Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Are you referring to a CD, or to her live performance on blu-ray? I heard the blu-ray was excellent, but I have not seen/heard it in person.Brad- Bottom
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Originally posted by stuofsci02OK.. I watched the first one again (for the 30 seconds I could stand) and I can't believe that anyone could watch that start to finish.
I mean if that was my gf, I would not be able to look at her again.. I would never be able to get that sound of that out of my head...- Bottom
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Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Originally posted by BlindamoodAre you referring to a CD, or to her live performance on blu-ray? I heard the blu-ray was excellent, but I have not seen/heard it in person.Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Originally posted by b.bWhat is your CD version? What region?
I think this explains what I am hearing..
Cheers
Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Originally posted by sonerinHi everyone,
I am new to all this and only been with my CM8 for 1 year. Just to share some photos.
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Nice set-up sonerin, dig the white finish. Have you experimented with moving them further apart a bit with some toe-in?McIntosh C2300/MC302, NAD T785, Oppo 83se & 105, Squeezebox Touch, AppleTV, B&W 803Di/HTM2Di/M1, REL G1, Sony XBR9, PS3- Bottom
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Originally posted by sonerinI tried to but is not much space to move around. Toe in will be better ?Main System:
B&W 801D
Emotiva USP-1 Pre-Amp
Chord SPM-650 Stereo Amp
Oppo BDP-105
Squeezebox Touch
Second System:
B&W CM7
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva UPA-2
Oppo BDP-83SE
Grant Fidelity DAC-09
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Nice setup Sonerin, love the white CMs. whats's the rest of the system chap?Samsung D7000 55" LED TV, B&W 800 Series - 804s,HTM3s, 805s (Rears), B&W ASW825 Sub, Onkyo PR-SC5508, Classe CA-5200, Classe CP-500, Classe CDP-102, Oppo BDP-EU95, SKY+ HD, Sony PS3 , B&W P5 Headphones. Pro-ject Debut III Turntable- Bottom
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Front : CM8
Center : CMC
Surround : Pioneer
Sub: SVS PC12-NSD
Processor: Emotiva UMC-1
Power amp: Emotiva XPA-5
TV: Panasonic P50S10K.
Player: Panasonic BD60
DAC: Arcam Rdac
Console: PS3
Interconnect : XLO htpro
Sub cable : Monoprice
Front Speaker cable : Kimber Kable 8TC
Center Speaker cable : XLO pro
Power cord: Van den Hul Mainstream Hybrid- Bottom
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My Humble Setup
Posted my setup many years ago at Rotel Club, thought I should post it here since my main setup are all B&W gear as well.
Components:
Home Theater 5.1
Denon AVR4520 - uses as Surround Sound Pre (Rotel RSP 1098 finally retired)
Rotel RMB 1095 - Multi-Channel Power Amplifier
Marantz UD7006 - Multi-channel Universal 3D Bluray/SACD/DVDA Player
Sony KD-X9004A 65" 4K LED (added in Feb 2014)
Sony PS4 - 3D, Full HD and 4K Bluray Player (added in Apr 2014)
Stereo HiFi
Musical Fidelity A3.2 - CD Player
Musical Fidelity TriVista DAC21 - DAC
Musical Fidelity A308 - Pre-amplifier
Musical Fidelity A308 - Power amplifier
Marantz SA15 Limited Edition - SACD Player
Speakers:
Home Theater
B&W 804 Diamond Front Main Speakers
B&W 704 Rear Surround Speakers
B&W HTM4 Diamond Center Speaker
B&W ASW750 Subwoofer
HiFi
Dynaudio Contour S5.4
Interconnects:
Home Theater
Kimber PBJ from UD7006 to AVR4520
Kimber Silver Streak for from AVR4520 to RMB1095
QED Performance HDMI from UD7006 to AVR4520, AVR4520 to TV
Stereo
Van Den Hul MC Gold from TriVista DAC21 to A308 Pre, SA15 to A308 Pre and A308 Pre to Power
Kimber DV 75 digital coaxial from A3.2 CD player to TriVista DAC21
Subwoofer Cable:
Supra Sublink Subwoofer cable from AVR4520 to ASW750 Subwoofer
Speaker Cables:
Home Theater
Kimber 8TC for Front Left and Right, double run 8TC for bi-wire
Kimber 8TC for Center, single run bi-wire.
Kimber 4TC for Surround Rear with 4TC jumper
HiFi
Van Den Hul Inspiration
Power:
Oyaide MTS-6 Power Distributors
Acrolink 6N-P4030 Power Cords
Acrolink 6N-P4020 Power Cords
Last edited by sarsi; 12 January 2016, 12:50 Tuesday. Reason: January 13, 2016 - update new configuration- Bottom
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Hi Dukester, thank you. Can't wait for the 804Di to arrive. The setup have gone through years of little upgrades, tweaking and changes, I think that is what make this hobby so exciting
Originally posted by dukesterVery clean set up Sarsi. Congrats on the 804Di's!- Bottom
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Originally posted by dragon99Hi to everyone will post a pic of my setup as soon as I can
From the looks of the cabinet you own , it won't fit inside properly?- Bottom
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Originally posted by dragon99Thanks Dmantis, this is an upgrade from an old Pioneer midi system and the new system does not fit. Have seen some amazing set ups here and gives me inspiration to improve.
I suggest checking out salamander designs , they make great very long lasting cabinets that should fit in that space you have.
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