B&W 800 series jump from 600 series.

[leo2498]

Classe is just that one step better than Rotel in my opinion. Classe' stuff is the same thing as buying the 800 series over the CM or 600s... you're paying the money for that little extra something! I think the Classe has a slight bit better neutrality and little better imaging.

There's a lot more similarities than differences in my opinion... Classe (if I decide to go up to) will be my end point for components I think...

Many thanks for you answer, I just went today to hear again the 802Di with the mcintosh gear but this time I was asking to my dealer hear both speaker (802D and 804D) with this mc gear (mc252+mcd301+C2300), men the 802 D are far superior speaker in anyway, no doubt. The 804D is good speaker but very different to the 802D; it’s no only the bass output the mids are very superior too. You are right with better amp you will get little extra something but if you could get a better speaker you will get a lot of sound.
Congrats again for your new baby’s.

[PewterTA]

:roflmao:
You realize this conversation may be recorded for quality control prepossess?

I don't recall saying anything of which you may or may not have recorded.

[wkhanna]

Sorry Mate. ops:
Just joking a bit about finding the 'game-ender'.
I know I never will.

[Skyblue]

Sorry Mate. ops:
Just joking a bit about finding the 'game-ender'.
I know I never will.

Sometimes its the journey thats the point, not the destination

[wkhanna]

exactly :T

[PewterTA]

Definitely still on the journey...but I think I might settle and put down roots here for a while.

[beden1]

You may want to try raising the rear of the center speaker to angle it down from the height above your TV. I had mine angled down using the wedge type door stoppers and it made a noticeable difference, particularly when you're sitting.

I've since changed my setup to have my center speaker the same height as my mains.

Enjoy your new speakers.

[PewterTA]

Good info!!!!

I do have the shelf actually tilted down forward. I was thinking about getting some L bracket like things to help hold the center and tilt the shelf even more to aim it more. I am just worried about damaging the speaker. Who knows I might just leave it alone until I get a LED/LCD TV and mount it on a stand and then move the center down to the stand level and aim it up to the correct height. Or who knows what will change in the system!

So far I am enjoying them. It's fascinating how much difference can be heard to things you "thought you knew well," only to hear things differently and almost like hearing them for the first time!

I just wish the 802s were lighter so I could get the spikes put on them easily. It's tough having to wait for someone to help me put them on so I can get them back into the correct position. :/

But I think I'll be okay if I don't get the spikes on them for a while. ha ha.

[Skyblue]

Rediscovering music so much fun I just got a lot of sacd's I play of from my computer. Sounds fabulous

Edit: So the point is that I have done this several times. A little tweak here. Another cable there. Sometimes no difference, sometimes its substantial. And all of a sudden I have a new music collection