Took the 800D Plunge, Official 800D member !

[sikoniko]

Where's the smiley?

I do reviewing for fun and because I am as crazy about these things as most people around here. The pay is small but appreciated. After taxes, it roughly covers my garage rent.

Kal

Thanks for the candidness. < - there is the smiley.

I always assumed the reviews were your day job.

[wettou]

I do reviewing for fun and because I am as crazy about these things as most people around here. The pay is small but appreciated. After taxes, it roughly covers my garage rent. Kal

So do you actually buy every piece you review or do you get them on loan! What is your specialty as an MD? :T

[misterdoggy]

Come on Kal,

There's gotta be some perks somewhere

A Happy Manufacturer, a deal here or there, something please

Don't disappoint me, you're a smart guy

Let me believe in Perks ;x( ;x( ;x(

Its the American Way (also here in france)

[misterdoggy]

To be content with what one has is the greatest and truest of riches." Cicero

Wettou

Cicero Obviously didn't have a Stereo like yours

[DM3000 Owner]

Is anyone driving the 800D's with 501's or less power ?

I have powered S800's with Bryston 7B ST's (500/800 wpc) and Classe CAM 350 (350/700 wpc) and have not had a want for more power. These amps are arguable more powerful than the 501's because the speakers is a low ohm load and the 501 uses transformers.

You should be fine but we all know that if you are asking the question you will be going with the 1201's. ops:

[DM3000 Owner]

Try a pair of these with your 800's. Look at the scale of these. I am so use to seeing pics of the 33H's, the 33's are almost as big as the 800's.

Try to sneak a pair of these into yoru livign room. My wife didn't even notice the Classe / Bryston swap but she would notice this.

[Kal Rubinson]

So do you actually buy every piece you review or do you get them on loan!

Everything is on loan for the review and returned thereafter. A few are kept a bit longer and a few are purchased.

To answer misterdoggy, the perks are inherent in the process. :T

What is your specialty as an MD? :T

Not an MD. Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. of Physiology and Neuroscience.

Kal

[wettou]

Everything is on loan for the review and returned thereafter. A few are kept a bit longer and a few are purchased. Not an MD. Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. of Physiology and Neuroscience. Kal

Nice, where do you teach?:T

[Kal Rubinson]

NYU School of Medicine

[Gump]

NYU School of Medicine

Holy Cow! Forget the stereo stuff, let's talk about these headaches I've been getting lately...

[Kal Rubinson]

Holy Cow! Forget the stereo stuff, let's talk about these headaches I've been getting lately...

You need 800Ds. :W

Kal

[RebelMan]

You need 800Ds. :W

Kal

Have a taste of your own medicine. :rofl:

[Kal Rubinson]

Have a taste of your own medicine. :rofl:

I don't have headaches. :dance:

Kal

[RebelMan]

Touché! ;zx

[wettou]

NYU School of Medicine

Cool great school, I love Manhattan a bit expensive

[misterdoggy]

To answer misterdoggy, the perks are inherent in the process. :T

Kal

Kal

Thanks for restoring my belief in the American Way :T

Neuroscience... We have come a long way haven't we ? Didn't the Mayan's or Roman's or some ancient civilisation Drill holes in people's skulls to fix neurological disorders.

Now we just get an upgrade and voila cured :lol: :lol:

[Guy]

Kal

Thanks for restoring my belief in the American Way :T

Neuroscience... We have come a long way haven't we ? Didn't the Mayan's or Roman's or some ancient civilisation Drill holes in people's skulls to fix neurological disorders.

Now we just get an upgrade and voila cured :lol: :lol:

I think upgrades are just a temporary fix to a reocurring problem but if we found a cure to this problem then we would suffer from another problem called boredom xx)

[misterdoggy]

I think upgrades are just a temporary fix to a reocurring problem but if we found a cure to this problem then we would suffer from another problem called boredom xx)

The human race is complex and we need to keep up the same cycles of Neurotic behavior of modern man.

By channeling these ancient instincts from our primitive ancestors upgrading from a smaller Cave to a larger cave, we now can upgrade from a smaller speaker to a larger speaker.

Freud says its all about the size of ones (blank) and we are filling up what we are missing in other area's. The larger ones speaker the ............

[sg2]

Hi MrD,

Congrats for the 800D's, this is a move I might consider myself someday.

If you consider selling the Mc501's, I may be interested so let me know. Annecy is an hour away from Lyon

Regards,
--
Stéphane

[Briz vegas]

sq2, going by the comments above don't you mean commiserations on the size of your 800s !

On a more serious note, my experience tells me that you can achieve alot sound wise with some judicious room treatment. Even if the wallet is almost bare there are things you can do to close the gap to the big boys. Or do I mean small boys. Whatever!

[sg2]

Briz,

I am not sq2 but sg2 My 800's are 802D's.

Regards,
--
Stéphane

[misterdoggy]

Hi MrD,

Congrats for the 800D's, this is a move I might consider myself someday.

If you consider selling the Mc501's, I may be interested so let me know. Annecy is an hour away from Lyon

Regards,
--
Stéphane

Stephane

You are reading my mind PM me

[sg2]

PM'd

[DM3000 Owner]

Stephane

You are reading my mind PM me

Wow, that was faster than expected. :T

[beden1]

Wow, that was faster than expected. :T

T'is the season for bug bites!

[SRT-10 Viper]

Is anyone driving the 800D's with 501's or less power ?

I am running my 800Ds with Lamm 1.2 Reference, 110W and they sound much better than the CAM/350s I used prior with the 800Ds.

[beden1]

I am running my 800Ds with Lamm 1.2 Reference, 110W and they sound much better than the CAM/350s I used prior with the 800Ds.

Lamm M1.2 Reference monoblock amplifiers
Retail: $21,690 (fall of 2007)

I would hope they sound great for this sizeable investment.

[SRT-10 Viper]

yes they do, even at half that price (bought used) : )

[misterdoggy]

I am running my 800Ds with Lamm 1.2 Reference, 110W and they sound much better than the CAM/350s I used prior with the 800Ds.

Wow its not all about watts

B&W does say anything from 50 to 1000 and I guess 110 fits right in there.

Depends what kind of Watts. Lamm 1.2 Reference isn't exactly a lightweight.

;x( ;x( ;x( ;x(

I have not decided by a long shot or even put them up for sale, but if I was to sell them for what I paid I might make the jump. My friends tell me if you're gonna buy the 1201 might as well be the 1.2kw but its also a question of space.

Like I keep saying I will have to move out as the Hifi is taking all the space and rent an apartment so I can come by and visit my system. :rofl:

[SRT-10 Viper]

HTM1D is in the house and installed.... All I can say is I now have a wall of sound. This is so much better than the HTM2D, no comparison. I was up late watching movies grinning ear to ear... I'll post pictures later on your HTM1D post.

[misterdoggy]

HTM1D is in the house and installed.... All I can say is I now have a wall of sound. This is so much better than the HTM2D, no comparison. I was up late watching movies grinning ear to ear... I'll post pictures later on your HTM1D post.

Viper,

Post pics when you can

I know what you must be feeling !! I was just there a few weeks ago

MD

[SRT-10 Viper]

Here's a couple quick shots... MD I am running Meridian Trifield right now... WOW what a sound!

http://i.pbase.com/o6/16/52916/1/101079650.geDbb5Yn.HTM1D1.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o6/16/52916/1/101079700.cO39SoJl.HTM1D2.jpg

[misterdoggy]

they dont work

[hifiguymi]

Try these out.

http://www.pbase.com/acm/image/101079650

http://www.pbase.com/acm/image/101079700

SRT-10 Viper gave me these links to his pictures.

Eric

[misterdoggy]

Viper,

Very nice clean looking setup. I don't see no wires. Htm1D height is great. Can't make out the Amps are they Older Mark Levinsons. Do you have surrounds too, if so where are the amps for the center and surrounds ?

I will have exactly the same speaker setup My wife would probably prefer your look

[SRT-10 Viper]

MD, Amps in the picture are the Lamm ML1.2s. The Front and surrounds (802Ns) are driven by a Krell TAS that is in a matching cabinet to left of the left speaker.

[misterdoggy]

Oh Yeah you mentioned the Lamm ML 1.2s before. I hear they are some fantastic sounding Amps. They look like the older Mark Levinson models.

TAS is a 5 channel Krell. I've had one. Is it up to the task of the htm1d ?

[beden1]

MD, Amps in the picture are the Lamm ML1.2s. The Front and surrounds (802Ns) are driven by a Krell TAS that is in a matching cabinet to left of the left speaker.

That's a great looking setup. I'm sure it sounds wonderful.

It looks like you have the same problem as I do with having to run the wires for the surrounds under the oriental rug. I tried to have an electrician run the wires up through the ceiling, but he couldn't due to my 24' ceilings and a blockage in the walls at 12'. My floor is marble over concrete (unfortunately no basements in Florida).

I was wondering if anyone found a solution to better hide the wires running from the system to the rug (on the bare floor sections), and how to organize/flatten them running under the rug? Ideally, I wanted to run bi-wires to my surrounds, but these would pose greater problems with seeing them run to and then under the rug.

[Tony1]

Beden1

I had the same issue. I bought a thick carpet pad and cut it to the size of the rug. Next I made another cut in the carpet pad from the system to the sofa and ran the rear surround wires between the carpet pad. My system and sofa is right up to the carpet and you can't see the wires.

[misterdoggy]

That's a great looking setup. I'm sure it sounds wonderful.

It looks like you have the same problem as I do with having to run the wires for the surrounds under the oriental rug. I tried to have an electrician run the wires up through the ceiling, but he couldn't due to my 24' ceilings and a blockage in the walls at 12'. My floor is marble over concrete (unfortunately no basements in Florida).

I was wondering if anyone found a solution to better hide the wires running from the system to the rug (on the bare floor sections), and how to organize/flatten them running under the rug? Ideally, I wanted to run bi-wires to my surrounds, but these would pose greater problems with seeing them run to and then under the rug.

Beden,

You can use nordost wiring. Its flat wire and invisible under the carpet. At their prices you won't get top of the tip, but for surrounds it should be OK.

[beden1]

Beden,

You can use nordost wiring. Its flat wire and invisible under the carpet. At their prices you won't get top of the tip, but for surrounds it should be OK.

Thanks for the suggestion. I went to their website, and unfortunately, I just can't see spending this kind of money on speaker wires, especially since I would need about 15' for each speaker.

Nordost Frey Interconnects and Speaker Cables
Prices: Interconnects: $979 USD per meter pair; speaker cables, $2719 per eight-foot shotgun pair.
Warranty: Lifetime.

[beden1]

Beden1

I had the same issue. I bought a thick carpet pad and cut it to the size of the rug. Next I made another cut in the carpet pad from the system to the sofa and ran the rear surround wires between the carpet pad. My system and sofa is right up to the carpet and you can't see the wires.

Thanks Tony,

I have a fairly thick pad under the carpet now. I'll look at it to see if this might be a possible solution using the wires I have now.

[SRT-10 Viper]

Oh Yeah you mentioned the Lamm ML 1.2s before. I hear they are some fantastic sounding Amps. They look like the older Mark Levinson models.

TAS is a 5 channel Krell. I've had one. Is it up to the task of the htm1d ?

MD, I have the HTM1D bridged with the TAS for the extra power since I am only using it for 3 speakers.

On the wires, I have the speaker wires under the carpet and they can't be seen. The 2 wires that are new (and currently under the rug) are HDMI cables that go to my projector in the back for the room. I haven't figured how to best hide them yet. Next time I change out my carpet.

Watched the movie 300 today, still amazed at the wall of sound.

[SRT-10 Viper]

Beden1 go to rivercable's website. They have flat speaker wires that are much more reasonable.

[DM3000 Owner]

MD, I have the HTM1D bridged with the TAS for the extra power since I am only using it for 3 speakers.

On the wires, I have the speaker wires under the carpet and they can't be seen. The 2 wires that are new (and currently under the rug) are HDMI cables that go to my projector in the back for the room. I haven't figured how to best hide them yet. Next time I change out my carpet.

Watched the movie 300 today, still amazed at the wall of sound.

If possible run them behind your baseboards.