I have been auditioning 804di and 803di's in a number of different dealers, with different rooms and electronics. My wife prefers the larger physical size of the 803's to better match the scale of the room and other items in the room but does not like to looks of the 802's. The system, which will eventually become a 5.0 system but starting as a 3.0 system will use no sub-woofers and will be located in a Condo living room. So in theory, the 803Di's would be better because they have more low end extension.
On many occasions where both were available for audition, the 804di's were more involving than the 803Di's (many times with the same electronics and wires). Same when 803Di's vs 802Di's were in the same room, the 802's seemed more involving. All sounded OK but the 803's were less "magical" though they did have better bottom end compared to the 804Di's. On a few occasions where I listened to 803's by themselves without the 804/802 comparison, in some locations 803di's were good and in others my reaction was ho-mum (could be the effects of the electronics and wiring).
While I can hear the effect of room and electronics on all of these speakers, the 804Di's and 802Di always have given a good presentation but the 803Di's lesser so.
Has anyone experienced this who either have 803Di's or have auditioned the 803Di's when compared to the 804Di's of 802Di's? What is the feelings towards the 803Di's when compared to the 804Di's with everything else being equal?
Chucka
On many occasions where both were available for audition, the 804di's were more involving than the 803Di's (many times with the same electronics and wires). Same when 803Di's vs 802Di's were in the same room, the 802's seemed more involving. All sounded OK but the 803's were less "magical" though they did have better bottom end compared to the 804Di's. On a few occasions where I listened to 803's by themselves without the 804/802 comparison, in some locations 803di's were good and in others my reaction was ho-mum (could be the effects of the electronics and wiring).
While I can hear the effect of room and electronics on all of these speakers, the 804Di's and 802Di always have given a good presentation but the 803Di's lesser so.
Has anyone experienced this who either have 803Di's or have auditioned the 803Di's when compared to the 804Di's of 802Di's? What is the feelings towards the 803Di's when compared to the 804Di's with everything else being equal?
Chucka
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