I'm slowly building up my surround setup and I'm trying to decide whether to go with 802Ds on the rear channels (I currently have 2 already) for the purpose of matching the sound for surround, or moving the 802Ds I have to the real channels and purchasing 800Ds for the front L/R channels. I plan on keeping this system for the next ten years or so if I decide to go with the full B&W surround setup (instead of trading them in for the Wilsons WP 8s if I like them) and putting a Ruby with a retracting screen in the front.
Any ideas on the matching of the sound between the 802Ds and the 800Ds vs. all 802Ds? Has anyone heard a system with 800Ds in the front and 802Ds in the rear? I'm going to call one of the dealers I buy my stuff from and see if they will set up their HT room with the 800Ds in the front and 802Ds in the rear so I can hear it for myself, but I am curious if anyone has already experimented, and if so, what they have found.
Another concern is the matching of the HTM1D with the 800Ds as opposed to the 802Ds, since it is the same components as an 802D, not an 800D. I have three kids and my wife as off axis listeners and we will all be on the same couch. So some of the kids/adults will be far off axis. My ceiling isn't high enough and I am too concerned with stereo sound to move the speakers closer to the front wall, so purchasing another 800D or 802D for the center channel wouldn't be prudent, i.e. I can't put a retractible screen that allows sound to pass through in front of the speakers because they are too far from the walls, and I can't put the screen behind a freestanding center speaker either since it will block the view. Also, a freestanding center channel would interfere with the stereo image, which is more important to me than surround sound.
Since I am concerned more with stereo, my interest in the 800D is higher than the all 802D setup, even though the 802Ds all around would match up perfectly for surround sound. I'm really curious if anyone thinks it will make a noticeable disparity in the sound field if I go with the 800Ds instead of all 802Ds, or if at this level price/quality it is so negligible that I should get the 800Ds for the improved stereo playback because the difference won't be apparent because the 800Ds and 802Ds share so much in common except the woofer drivers and cones.
Well, just putting my thoughts out there for any input. Thank you.
Any ideas on the matching of the sound between the 802Ds and the 800Ds vs. all 802Ds? Has anyone heard a system with 800Ds in the front and 802Ds in the rear? I'm going to call one of the dealers I buy my stuff from and see if they will set up their HT room with the 800Ds in the front and 802Ds in the rear so I can hear it for myself, but I am curious if anyone has already experimented, and if so, what they have found.
Another concern is the matching of the HTM1D with the 800Ds as opposed to the 802Ds, since it is the same components as an 802D, not an 800D. I have three kids and my wife as off axis listeners and we will all be on the same couch. So some of the kids/adults will be far off axis. My ceiling isn't high enough and I am too concerned with stereo sound to move the speakers closer to the front wall, so purchasing another 800D or 802D for the center channel wouldn't be prudent, i.e. I can't put a retractible screen that allows sound to pass through in front of the speakers because they are too far from the walls, and I can't put the screen behind a freestanding center speaker either since it will block the view. Also, a freestanding center channel would interfere with the stereo image, which is more important to me than surround sound.
Since I am concerned more with stereo, my interest in the 800D is higher than the all 802D setup, even though the 802Ds all around would match up perfectly for surround sound. I'm really curious if anyone thinks it will make a noticeable disparity in the sound field if I go with the 800Ds instead of all 802Ds, or if at this level price/quality it is so negligible that I should get the 800Ds for the improved stereo playback because the difference won't be apparent because the 800Ds and 802Ds share so much in common except the woofer drivers and cones.
Well, just putting my thoughts out there for any input. Thank you.
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