802Di finally arrived!!!

[garak]

Tuesday a week and a half ago, my 802Di were finally delivered! (I had them on order since November)

As for my impressions in the last week and a half, I am extremely satisfied with them.

The 802Di displaced a pair of 803D in a 5.1 setup. In comparing the 802Di to the 803D, the 802Di really outshines the 803D in terms of clarity, detail and imaging. This is perhaps most evident in the upper midrange. The woodwinds, violins, and vocals really come alive with the 802Di. The 802Di really reveals nuances of how the performer articulates each note. The bass in the 802Di is deeper, fuller yet more controlled than with the 803D. All in all, from top to bottom, I’m really happy with how the 802Di have performed so far.

Actually, I believe the difference between the 802Di and 803D is greater than the difference between the 803D and 804S (going from 804S to 803D was the previous change in speakers that I made). Granted at that time, I was using Rotel for electronics. So perhaps the electronics were the limiting factor in that case.

[RebelMan]

Congrats garak! :T

EDIT: Any pics you can share?

[garak]

Congrats garak! :T

EDIT: Any pics you can share?

Thanks! I'll take some later and post them sometime this weekend.

[pazu]

Oh, my congratulations, garak!

I hope to see some photos about your new 802Di.

[ShadowZA]

Congratulations, garak!

Wow, you've waited a long time. Wishing you many blissful hours of musical enjoyment from your new 802Di's.

Enjoy! :T

[dukester]

Tuesday a week and a half ago, my 802Di were finally delivered! (I had them on order since November)

As for my impressions in the last week and a half, I am extremely satisfied with them.

The 802Di displaced a pair of 803D in a 5.1 setup. In comparing the 802Di to the 803D, the 802Di really outshines the 803D in terms of clarity, detail and imaging. This is perhaps most evident in the upper midrange. The woodwinds, violins, and vocals really come alive with the 802Di. The 802Di really reveals nuances of how the performer articulates each note. The bass in the 802Di is deeper, fuller yet more controlled than with the 803D. All in all, from top to bottom, I’m really happy with how the 802Di have performed so far.

Actually, I believe the difference between the 802Di and 803D is greater than the difference between the 803D and 804S (going from 804S to 803D was the previous change in speakers that I made). Granted at that time, I was using Rotel for electronics. So perhaps the electronics were the limiting factor in that case.

Congrats! Eager to see pics. What has been your break-in process?

[garak]

Oh, my congratulations, garak!

I hope to see some photos about your new 802Di.

Congratulations, garak!

Wow, you've waited a long time. Wishing you many blissful hours of musical enjoyment from your new 802Di's.

Enjoy!

Thanks pazu and Shadow!

Congrats! Eager to see pics. What has been your break-in process?

I've just been running them with music at moderate volume levels. I asked my dealer if I needed to do anything for break-in and he just said to play things that would require all of the drivers to move. So that's all I've done.

Actually, they sounded great right out of the box.

[Skyblue]

Mine should have arrived, but now late this month is what I hear. Anyway, pics pics pics pics!!!

[htsteve]

garak,

Awesome that they finally arrived. I hope someone (dealer, B&W) did something nice for you for waiting nearly a year for them.


Enjoy the many hours of listening.

[garak]

Mine should have arrived, but now late this month is what I hear. Anyway, pics pics pics pics!!!

Hopefully you'll get yours soon. You won't be disappointed!

garak,

Awesome that they finally arrived. I hope someone (dealer, B&W) did something nice for you for waiting nearly a year for them.


Enjoy the many hours of listening.

Thanks, the dealer made things right.

[dukester]

Hopefully you'll get yours soon. You won't be disappointed!
Thanks, the dealer made things right.

I feel bad about being upset with my dealer...i ordered a HTM2Di a few weeks ago with no word...must've been tough waiting as long as you did.

Have you noticed a difference in sound after break-in? I would imagine the day to day changes out of the box would be so gradual that one would not notice? In any case, awesome speakers :T

[Skyblue]

I intend to have them for a loong time, so a couple of months more or less doesn't matter

[garak]

I feel bad about being upset with my dealer...i ordered a HTM2Di a few weeks ago with no word...must've been tough waiting as long as you did.

Have you noticed a difference in sound after break-in? I would imagine the day to day changes out of the box would be so gradual that one would not notice? In any case, awesome speakers :T

The wait was tough. I was starting to get impatient a month or two ago, since it was nearing a year since I ordered them.

As far as break-in, I haven't noticed changes in the sound.

[Oddiophile]

Tuesday a week and a half ago, my 802Di were finally delivered! (I had them on order since November)

As for my impressions in the last week and a half, I am extremely satisfied with them.

The 802Di displaced a pair of 803D in a 5.1 setup. In comparing the 802Di to the 803D, the 802Di really outshines the 803D in terms of clarity, detail and imaging. This is perhaps most evident in the upper midrange. The woodwinds, violins, and vocals really come alive with the 802Di. The 802Di really reveals nuances of how the performer articulates each note. The bass in the 802Di is deeper, fuller yet more controlled than with the 803D. All in all, from top to bottom, I’m really happy with how the 802Di have performed so far.

Actually, I believe the difference between the 802Di and 803D is greater than the difference between the 803D and 804S (going from 804S to 803D was the previous change in speakers that I made). Granted at that time, I was using Rotel for electronics. So perhaps the electronics were the limiting factor in that case.

Congratulations Garak!!!!

Jim

[pazu]

Garak, there are some good cds for break-in process.

For example, you could try to hear the XLO one.

Here the link:

http://www.xloelectric.com/products/TBCD/TBCD.html

:T

[style]

:T
Cotratulations garak!!!

After the money in the pocket ofyoz dealer from 1 years (around) The 802DI are coming!!!

Are in Piano black ot?
you go see the that sound fron the DI is very amaging vs. the good normaly D but , for me very better!!!
..and I have changed from the 803D to the 803DI!!!
At first the 803d placed as rear but dobnt pay....I sold the 803D and I use my (Great) 805S as rear....i more as enough...

What do you go make?

for me. sell the 803D 8is isb't not retird fron your dealer) and with the money a go see for a pais of 805D as rear (or 804D ops: but are they too too much as rear..) , other go trid the replace the htm2d with the DI version..
Redy to reset the SP800`!!???? the new DI sound soo open that what was before a +1db now is a -2db!!!

and I wait a new oictures like with te old seetup!!!

Your opinio over the pianoblack finisched... god jod or not at the name fron B&W like as too Beden1 wrote??

plase give me a new!!

greetings Stle

[style]

:T
Cotratulations garak!!!

After the money in the pocket ofyoz dealer from 1 years (around) The 802DI are coming!!!

Are in Piano black ot?
you go see the that sound fron the DI is very amaging vs. the good normaly D but , for me very better!!!
..and I have changed from the 803D to the 803DI!!!
At first the 803d placed as rear but dobnt pay....I sold the 803D and I use my (Great) 805S as rear....i more as enough...

What do you go make?

for me. sell the 803D 8is isb't not retird fron your dealer) and with the money a go see for a pais of 805D as rear (or 804D ops: but are they too too much as rear..) , other go trid the replace the htm2d with the DI version..
Redy to reset the SP800`!!???? the new DI sound soo open that what was before a +1db now is a -2db!!!

and I wait a new oictures like with te old seetup!!!

Your opinio over the pianoblack finisched... god jod or not at the name fron B&W like as too Beden1 wrote??

plase give me a new!!

greetings Style

[garak]

Congratulations Garak!!!!

Jim

Thanks Jim

Garak, there are some good cds for break-in process.

For example, you could try to hear the XLO one.

Here the link:

http://www.xloelectric.com/products/TBCD/TBCD.html

:T

Thanks pazu. I'll look into that.

[garak]

:T
Cotratulations garak!!!

After the money in the pocket ofyoz dealer from 1 years (around) The 802DI are coming!!!

Are in Piano black ot?
you go see the that sound fron the DI is very amaging vs. the good normaly D but , for me very better!!!
..and I have changed from the 803D to the 803DI!!!
At first the 803d placed as rear but dobnt pay....I sold the 803D and I use my (Great) 805S as rear....i more as enough...

What do you go make?

for me. sell the 803D 8is isb't not retird fron your dealer) and with the money a go see for a pais of 805D as rear (or 804D ops: but are they too too much as rear..) , other go trid the replace the htm2d with the DI version..
Redy to reset the SP800`!!???? the new DI sound soo open that what was before a +1db now is a -2db!!!

and I wait a new oictures like with te old seetup!!!

Your opinio over the pianoblack finisched... god jod or not at the name fron B&W like as too Beden1 wrote??

plase give me a new!!

greetings Style

Hi Omar,

Yes, it's been a long wait, but in the end, everything has worked out.

The 802Di are rosenut to match my other speakers. Regarding piano black, personally, I like it. I think it looks elegant. If I were building my whole system today from scratch, I would have a difficult time choosing between rosenut and piano black. I know in Beden1's opinion that the fact that many other companies offer the piano black finish cheapens it. However, every car company offers red paint, but just because a car is red doesn't make it a Ferrari. :W

Congratulations to you on your 803Di! I thought you had 804Di, was I mistaken? Do you have any other changes planned for your system?

As far as my 803D, you offer some good suggestions, but I think I will keep them and use them as rears. I listen to a lot of SACD, so the rears get quite a bit of use.

Cheers,
Brian

[Canuck525]

I ordered my 800 diamonds on oct 1st 2010 and they've been at the dealers for a few days now.They will be delivered next friday. I feel like a kid on christmas eve.....

[pazu]

I ordered my 800 diamonds on oct 1st 2010 and they've been at the dealers for a few days now.They will be delivered next friday. I feel like a kid on christmas eve.....

My congratulations to you too!

:T

[Skyblue]

I ordered my 800 diamonds on oct 1st 2010 and they've been at the dealers for a few days now.They will be delivered next friday. I feel like a kid on christmas eve.....

Swift!

Btw. how much room do you have? I'm still considering 800s instead 802s.

[Canuck525]

It is approx approx 5.5 meters x 7 meters . However I will be buying a bigger house in about 2-3 years so I plan on having a much bigger room( probably 7 meters x 10 meters).

[BWLover]

So glad you went with the rosenut finish. I much prefer a natural product such as wood vs a chemically made black shine. IMHO. But to each his own. Happy listening

[BWLover]

Also I think the special burn in disks are a better choice for break in. I have no evidence that music vs engineered noise disk is any better. I just think that music could possibly shape the sound of your speaker if you say only burned in with classical music. But who knows. I have the Tara Labs Cascade Burn in Disk.

[Aiden]

Also I think the special burn in disks are a better choice for break in. I have no evidence that music vs engineered noise disk is any better. I just think that music could possibly shape the sound of your speaker if you say only burned in with classical music. But who knows. I have the Tara Labs Cascade Burn in Disk.

Serious question, how would certain music shape the sound of your speaker?

[aarsoe]

Wow - imagine if that was true. I would be playing Marylin Monroe for weeks and end up with the best looking speakers ever... :lol:

But God help me if I by mistake put on Marylin Manson... 8O

[dukester]

I ordered my 800 diamonds on oct 1st 2010 and they've been at the dealers for a few days now.They will be delivered next friday. I feel like a kid on christmas eve.....

Nice! Your dealer must move products to get them so quickly? To hear your story in contrast to Garak's...even somewhere in the middle seems long but hope some of your luck rubs off on me.

Something tells me Garak's 'Christmas Eve' feeling was just a tad bit more intense than yours Congrats nonetheless...i'm sure you're looking forward to breaking them in...then letting them loose once in your new house :T

[style]

I Brian,

I love to the p.Black but is really what Brooks write...the B&W piano black is not at the level from a vienna, rockport, dynaudio,... is sure very great for the eyes but with a pair months of live I don't not..
I have Rosenut TOO :T : maybe a 805D in piano black will be appracied but a big 802DI not, with te Rosenut you mad the right choice.
I have the 803DI. before I have try the 804DI and is a very good speaker too but from a 803D to a 804DI was a downgrade...and after spoked with my friend from Classe change without money loss to the 803DI. are amazing. I can only imagine you set now with the 802 placed nearly the bassocontinuo!!
I had for 5 month as rear the 803D but only and NOT always I was satisfait from the sound with the 803DI as main.... I have sold the 803D and re-connect the 805s..is much better (for my room).
I go buy a cd player and I will a sacd...cdp102/202 is great but is not sacd..,
for the mowie my Denon3800 and the Pioneer lx91 (09 in usa?) are more as enough.
to replace the "mowie" player I wait ...I have see the pictures from the OPPO 93 !! yes 93, not 83se or nuforce edition...= is better wiat a moment... for the cd player a Marantz will be agree... ops:

For the speaker have a 805D will be very good!! but I go se beacouse is possible the next year I go in a new home = dedicat room!! and wow:
802D I make the eyes sparkle 8)

Brian try with te 803D as rear and I hope are you happy... the sound fron the D and DI is not so "macht" and with a sacd can be a bad surprise.
please let me now!!

Omar
p.s: I'm a Apple man now :W

[garak]

I ordered my 800 diamonds on oct 1st 2010 and they've been at the dealers for a few days now.They will be delivered next friday. I feel like a kid on christmas eve.....

Congrats! I'm glad you didn't have to wait nearly as long as I did.

[garak]

So glad you went with the rosenut finish. I much prefer a natural product such as wood vs a chemically made black shine. IMHO. But to each his own. Happy listening
Also I think the special burn in disks are a better choice for break in. I have no evidence that music vs engineered noise disk is any better. I just think that music could possibly shape the sound of your speaker if you say only burned in with classical music. But who knows. I have the Tara Labs Cascade Burn in Disk.

Thanks. I'll look into the burn-in disc.

[garak]

I Brian,

I love to the p.Black but is really what Brooks write...the B&W piano black is not at the level from a vienna, rockport, dynaudio,... is sure very great for the eyes but with a pair months of live I don't not..
I have Rosenut TOO :T : maybe a 805D in piano black will be appracied but a big 802DI not, with te Rosenut you mad the right choice.
I have the 803DI. before I have try the 804DI and is a very good speaker too but from a 803D to a 804DI was a downgrade...and after spoked with my friend from Classe change without money loss to the 803DI. are amazing. I can only imagine you set now with the 802 placed nearly the bassocontinuo!!
I had for 5 month as rear the 803D but only and NOT always I was satisfait from the sound with the 803DI as main.... I have sold the 803D and re-connect the 805s..is much better (for my room).
I go buy a cd player and I will a sacd...cdp102/202 is great but is not sacd..,
for the mowie my Denon3800 and the Pioneer lx91 (09 in usa?) are more as enough.
to replace the "mowie" player I wait ...I have see the pictures from the OPPO 93 !! yes 93, not 83se or nuforce edition...= is better wiat a moment... for the cd player a Marantz will be agree... ops:

For the speaker have a 805D will be very good!! but I go se beacouse is possible the next year I go in a new home = dedicat room!! and wow:
802D I make the eyes sparkle 8)

Brian try with te 803D as rear and I hope are you happy... the sound fron the D and DI is not so "macht" and with a sacd can be a bad surprise.
please let me now!!

Omar
p.s: I'm a Apple man now :W

Hi Omar,

That's good that you were able to go to 803Di without losing money on the 804Di.

As for a blu-ray/SACD/DVD-A player, I think the oppo BDP-83 is a great choice. Do they offer it in Europe?

That's funny that you mention you may have a dedicated room in about one year. I was thinking the same. I plan on moving in about a year, and plan on doing the same. It seems that we're always doing the same things to our systems.

Also good to hear that you've switched to Apple. Once you go Mac, you never go back.

Brian

[garak]

As promised, here are a couple of pics.

[Birdy]

As promised, here are a couple of pics.

No spikes installed? 8O

[garak]

No spikes installed? 8O

I'm going to be moving in about a year, so I didn't want to put the spikes in now because it makes them MUCH more difficult to move.

[htsteve]

No spikes installed? 8O

garak,

Agreed. They come free with your speakers. You're dealer can have B&W directly ship them to you (that's what my dealer did).

The spikes definitely help. Improve bass and open soundstage.


Hope this helps.

[HedgeHog]

Those are stunning! Congrats.

As promised, here are a couple of pics.

[Skyblue]

As promised, here are a couple of pics.

Thanks for the pics! What amp is that? The 5200 or the 5300?

[garak]

garak,

Agreed. They come free with your speakers. You're dealer can have B&W directly ship them to you (that's what my dealer did).

The spikes definitely help. Improve bass and open soundstage.


Hope this helps.

Hi Steve,

I have the spikes, they shipped with the speakers. I know not installing them is not ideal, but I consider this a temporary setup. Once the 802Di are in their permanent home, I'll worry about trying to create the perfect setup.

Those are stunning! Congrats.

Thanks!

Thanks for the pics! What amp is that? The 5200 or the 5300?

It's the 5200.

[Skyblue]

It's the 5200.

Thanks. Is the 5200 sufficient? Hope so

Anyway, nice to see that your waiting finally came to an end. Mine are due to arrive within 2 weeks, but so it has been since august. My ssp800 is schedule for late november, so it doesnt matter that much. Eventually, they'll arrive. Hopefully before my ears fall off

[garak]

The 5200 is definitely sufficient.

Sounds like you have quite a few upgrades on the way, very nice!

[ray5]

I'm going to be moving in about a year, so I didn't want to put the spikes in now because it makes them MUCH more difficult to move.

Nice. I like your component stand, What is it?
Ray

[wettou]

As promised, here are a couple of pics.

Magnificent, love the rack to.

Here is my upgrade list for the holidays budget permitting :T

- Three 802Di
- Three Classé CAM-600


I will move my 802D to the back to have a total of six 802D and Di :B

But first I need to sell my 802, 803 and HTM1

[ShadowZA]

As promised, here are a couple of pics.

Faaaaan-tastic! :T

[RebelMan]

As promised, here are a couple of pics.

Awesome pics garak! Thanks for taking the time.