Over the weekend, I visited a B&W dealer who also carried Macintosh and other high-end equipment. They had many things on display, including several of the 800 series B&W speakers.
I mentioned to the salesman that I have B&W 802D's and the HTM2D (center channel), which is being driven by a Classe 3200 power amp (200 watts X 3). I asked him if the B&W 800D is a very big step up from the 802D's. He said that they had both on display and the 800's were noticeably much better, with the major distinction being the bottom end. The woofer and the crossover on the 800D's are different than the 802D's.
But, the most interesting thing the guy said to me was that I would get the best improvement if I bi-amped rather than upgraded my 802D speakers to the 800D's. He showed me their 800D floor model, which had one Mac amp for the low end and another for the midrange and tweeter. The system did sound fantastic. He wasn't even a Classe dealer, and said my best bet would be to get another 3200 power amp and biamp my 802D speakers.
Would you mind fielding a few questions?:
1) Has anyone ever tried bi-amping with the Classe Delta series amps/preamps/processor?
2) I have a Classe SSP600 preamp/processor. Do I have two outputs that allow for bi-amping? If not, is it possible to create the bi-amping via the wires or is this a bad idea? Will I decrease sound quality or have other issues by using the wires to accomplish bi-amping?
3) What do you think of the idea of me getting another 3200 amp so I can bi-amp my 802D's and my HTM2D?
4) If you had the choice, would you buy another 3200 and bi-amp it or would you just upgrade speakers to the 800D and stick with one 32oo amp??
Thanks!
Dave
I mentioned to the salesman that I have B&W 802D's and the HTM2D (center channel), which is being driven by a Classe 3200 power amp (200 watts X 3). I asked him if the B&W 800D is a very big step up from the 802D's. He said that they had both on display and the 800's were noticeably much better, with the major distinction being the bottom end. The woofer and the crossover on the 800D's are different than the 802D's.
But, the most interesting thing the guy said to me was that I would get the best improvement if I bi-amped rather than upgraded my 802D speakers to the 800D's. He showed me their 800D floor model, which had one Mac amp for the low end and another for the midrange and tweeter. The system did sound fantastic. He wasn't even a Classe dealer, and said my best bet would be to get another 3200 power amp and biamp my 802D speakers.
Would you mind fielding a few questions?:
1) Has anyone ever tried bi-amping with the Classe Delta series amps/preamps/processor?
2) I have a Classe SSP600 preamp/processor. Do I have two outputs that allow for bi-amping? If not, is it possible to create the bi-amping via the wires or is this a bad idea? Will I decrease sound quality or have other issues by using the wires to accomplish bi-amping?
3) What do you think of the idea of me getting another 3200 amp so I can bi-amp my 802D's and my HTM2D?
4) If you had the choice, would you buy another 3200 and bi-amp it or would you just upgrade speakers to the 800D and stick with one 32oo amp??
Thanks!
Dave
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