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RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - audio_engr - 30-Mar-2016 (30-Mar-2016, 15:15)Frnch Wrote:(30-Mar-2016, 12:09)audio_engr Wrote:(30-Mar-2016, 08:27)Frnch Wrote: Hi Thanks for the tip ... Before the earthquake wiped out my gear, I had the Metronome Kalista Ref CD Transport, Accuphase DC-901 DAC, FM Acoustics 255MK2 pre, Symphonic Line Kraft 300 Stereo pwr amp, XLO Sig-5.2 biwire cables, Kubala Sosna Emotion ICs, pneumatic stuff for the vibration and other power accessories + 5000+ discs. I lost quite a bit of the hardware but the rest will be mated back with the 802 D3 and D400. Bowers & Wilkins insider tech friends that I know well from the last 30 yrs tell me that 1000 hrs will open up the speakers. so, am patiently waiting for the delivery boys' ... RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - fraserhadden - 31-Mar-2016 (30-Mar-2016, 09:28)Frnch Wrote:(30-Mar-2016, 08:33)fraserhadden Wrote: I would be interested to know the size of your room and the spacing of the back and sides of the speakers from your walls. Thank you for this. It is difficult (for me) to factor in the likely effect of room height. Mine is the UK 'standard' of, I think, 8.5' so this boundary is at least 4' from the speaker top. I also hope that B&W, being a UK firm, would have designed with my sort of room height at least vaguely in mind, as room height is the least variable room dimension. Fraser RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - Martins Hi-Fi - 01-Oct-2016 We have tried the 802D3's in our room with LE440's and a Melco Z1-H. Room is 15' x 16' with low(ish) ceiling and a suspended floor. Bass is well controlled and full, imaging very good, resolution is spectacular. We pay particular attention to the distance of the loudspeakers from the rear wall (gives us accurate phase between the speakers). Once the sweet spot from the rear wall is established, we use a little toe in to focus the central image to taste. We are pretty close to the side walls 18" which does not seem to be an issue with 802's. I did add a set of Stillpoints Ultra 5 isolation feet to the 802s, which gave (cliché) 'air' to the sound. Just about to wheel in the 800D3s for a blast! RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - audio_engr - 01-Oct-2016 (01-Oct-2016, 13:26)Martins Hi-Fi Wrote: We have tried the 802D3's in our room with LE440's and a Melco Z1-H. Great to hear your success with the 440 Pro. Now that you're to swap the 802-D3 with 800-D3 in the same room (I presume), are you still continuing with 440 Pro or you move to 1000 Pro ? RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - Martins Hi-Fi - 01-Oct-2016 Will continue with 440 Pro for now and see how they pair up. 800D3 is remarkably easy to drive but not so easy to flatter! Will add update when time allows. RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - brit - 01-Oct-2016 (01-Oct-2016, 16:17)Martins Hi-Fi Wrote: Will continue with 440 Pro for now and see how they pair up. 800D3 is remarkably easy to drive but not so easy to flatter! Now that you have had a little time with the D440 pro, have you any thoughts on it vs D400? David RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - audio_engr - 01-Oct-2016 (01-Oct-2016, 18:07)brit Wrote:(01-Oct-2016, 16:17)Martins Hi-Fi Wrote: Will continue with 440 Pro for now and see how they pair up. 800D3 is remarkably easy to drive but not so easy to flatter! +1 ... @ Martins Hi-Fi .................... I'd be keen to hear this ... RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - Martins Hi-Fi - 03-Oct-2016 They are in our room as I type (running it in). Sounding sweet. RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - audio_engr - 04-Oct-2016 I bought my 802 D3 & Le 400 in April 2016 and upon running them approx. 1000 hrs, I setup them up in my 5.8 metres wide X 9.15 metres long room. Details of the setup with pictures are here http://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=3095 As you'll notice that there's ample room for the loudspeakers to breathe, I was wondering what and how I should address the issue to undue heaviness around 50Hz to 150Hz in spite SAM doing its job for the B&W 802 D3. Weeks passed and I got busy changing the Digital Link between the Master & Companion from stock to RCA-AES/EBU that brought about a good measure of focus. My next upgrade was addressing vibrations of the Devialets. I went about the path of applying 'magnetic levitation' footers (custom built @ 50% depression for Le 200 weight) under each Devialet that would allow the units to decouple and float in air. My jaw dropped once I had the footers setup under each Devialet and gone is the undue heaviness that kinda held things ... The 802 D3s are now sprinting up on their feet and sure .. when deep bass comes thru, you hear it perfectly but otherwise, the PRAT is just soooo perfect now !! This is one helluva achievement towards nirvana IMHO ... Hence .. I decided to talk about it ... [img][/img] [img][/img] P.S. : Whilst the bottom part cleaned up, the mids became much more glorious and the HF opened up even more with a greater sense of air ... RE: Any B&W 802 D3 users ? - Xander - 04-Oct-2016 Why using Jumpers? Use some decent cable and have it bi-wired |