I figure they are about the same price on the used market. Sure the 802D has newer technology but the N800 was one of their best speakers until just recently. Has anyone matched them head to head with the same upstream gear?
802D vs. N800 (signature or standard)
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BTW, there is a whole tread called N800 Signature or 802D... place your bet
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thanks for the link pavel, the question was already extensively discussed, i have decided to go with the 802Ds for the following reasons:
1) i am going to side with the believers convinced that the diamond tweeter really is a significant improvement
2) and even though the 800 has larger bass drivers, there seems to be a good argument that the 802d rohacell drivers will move more air relative to their diameter because of the lighter material
3) although the 800 is not much bigger when you look at dimensions alone, because of the large footprint, the overall effect is one of a massive speaker that may be harder to integrate in the room without pissing off the wife, plus the 800 weight 100 lbs more which makes it a beast to move when tweaking position
4) bottom line, i think they each have strengths and weaknesses that probably balance out (with the 802 maybe taking a small lead), but the 802d will definitely be a more user friendly speaker and it will be less of a hassle to get rid of it when i decide to upgrade a few years down the road- Bottom
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Originally posted by worldysI figure they are about the same price on the used market. Sure the 802D has newer technology but the N800 was one of their best speakers until just recently. Has anyone matched them head to head with the same upstream gear?- Bottom
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So the price you're looking at is about $13000?
I would rather get this than to sit and toil with the 802D vs 800N debate:
800D in Tiger Eye (*drrrrrrooooool*)... $13999.
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