800 or 802 for my room?
Hi everyone! This is my first post here. I'm thinking about getting a B&W system both for HT and stereo for my living room starting with a stereo system and than expanding it to HT. Now the room itself is 50 sq.meters (which on paper calls for 800) but I can't use it all. So the maximum distance between the tweaters can be no more than 2,3 or 2,4 meters. Is it too small for 800? They are usually positioned much wider - 3 meters apart at least. And what's the decent distance between them and your ears? There are exactly 5 meters between my ears and the back wall. If I pull them 60 cm from the back wall I'll have ~ 3,70 meters between my ears and the speakers. Don't they need much more? Should I think about 802s? They sure look more reasonable but I still want the big sound and great bass if you know what I mean.
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Hi, I'm a new guy here and this is my first post. I'm thinking about building a McIntosh/B&W system for both stereo and HT. Of course it starts with fronts. Now the room is 50 sq.m but it's a studio and the listening area is not as big. I can give 800 and 801 appox 60 cm (2 ft) from the back wall,... -
Multi part question.
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What is a pair of Signature 800's worth?
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