Hello all.
I am new to the forum and am glad I found this place.
I purchased 802D's recently. I am SO happy with them. I spent a whole day comparing them to Wilson Sofias (which were also great). The dealer was nice enough to let me bring my electronics and cables with me to the store, which worked out great.
The 802D's are replacing B&W 801's (matrix series 3). The 801's have been great, but wanted to make an upgrade after all these years. The 802D's are hooked up to 9 year old Classe electronics.
Hoping to hear some feedback on how to handle my current dilemma, which is as follows: When I listen to concert DVD's in "2 channel/Bypass" mode on my Lexicon DC-1 (9 year old surround sound processor), it sounds a lot better than using my 5.1 system. I'm not sure if this is because my center channel (9 year old B&W HTM) is not up to par, or because 2 channel will always be better no matter what speaker I put in the center channel (was considering the HTM 2D). I know the only way to really tell is to get a better center channel in there, but was wondering what you guys think? I would hate to spend the big money on a nice center channel only to find I still end up using 2 channel all the time.
My room is only 15 by 20 and the distance between the listening spot and the speakers is on the 15 foot side. Because of room limitations, I feel like I am not getting the wide open sense of air and space in the sound, plus the bass could be better. Was wondering if any 802D owners with similarly small rooms are noticing the same? I had the same problems with my 801's. Don't get me wrong, the 802D's sound excellent, but like the rest of us audiophiles, I am forever super picky and overanalyzing the sound. :-)
Thanks,
Dave
I am new to the forum and am glad I found this place.
I purchased 802D's recently. I am SO happy with them. I spent a whole day comparing them to Wilson Sofias (which were also great). The dealer was nice enough to let me bring my electronics and cables with me to the store, which worked out great.
The 802D's are replacing B&W 801's (matrix series 3). The 801's have been great, but wanted to make an upgrade after all these years. The 802D's are hooked up to 9 year old Classe electronics.
Hoping to hear some feedback on how to handle my current dilemma, which is as follows: When I listen to concert DVD's in "2 channel/Bypass" mode on my Lexicon DC-1 (9 year old surround sound processor), it sounds a lot better than using my 5.1 system. I'm not sure if this is because my center channel (9 year old B&W HTM) is not up to par, or because 2 channel will always be better no matter what speaker I put in the center channel (was considering the HTM 2D). I know the only way to really tell is to get a better center channel in there, but was wondering what you guys think? I would hate to spend the big money on a nice center channel only to find I still end up using 2 channel all the time.
My room is only 15 by 20 and the distance between the listening spot and the speakers is on the 15 foot side. Because of room limitations, I feel like I am not getting the wide open sense of air and space in the sound, plus the bass could be better. Was wondering if any 802D owners with similarly small rooms are noticing the same? I had the same problems with my 801's. Don't get me wrong, the 802D's sound excellent, but like the rest of us audiophiles, I am forever super picky and overanalyzing the sound. :-)
Thanks,
Dave
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