In Reply to: RE: Upgraded from B&W 805 Matrix to 802 Matrix S3, and have some questions... posted by John Elison on May 11, 2017 at 13:05:47:
His graph of impedance and phase angle may be accurate, though I doubt it - as the $Phile plots for the 801 Matrix S2 don't even hit a low of 5 Ohms.
My reason for discounting the page lies in most everything towards the bottom of the page, including where he notes:
"6.13 ohms 50-3k" which, SORTA corresponds to the Stereophile measurements of the 801, except, as you've noted - the impedance isn't particularly flat.
Me? I don't need my impedance to be flat - all I care about are maxes, mins, and a nice flat and/or predictable output when driven by a known amplifier. :)
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Follow Ups
- Appreciate the info, but have pretty much entirely dismissed that page - David S. 14:48:57 05/11/17 (17)
- FWIW - E-Stat 15:26:14 05/11/17 (3)
- Well, that's for sure! - David S. 07:46:40 05/12/17 (2)
- RE: Well, that's for sure! - E-Stat 11:50:45 05/12/17 (1)
- As for VTL? - David S. 15:17:58 05/12/17 (0)
- RE: Appreciate the info, but have pretty much entirely dismissed that page - John Elison 15:20:45 05/11/17 (12)
- I'll buy that. But? Their spec sheet still contradicts their owner's manual... - David S. 07:38:25 05/12/17 (11)
- Sixth order Butterworth filter? - airtime 10:03:32 05/12/17 (8)
- You probably didn't notice... - kootenay 10:26:34 05/12/17 (7)
- Isn't that "4th order Bessel" w/o and "6th order Butterworth" w/(active) BAF? (nt) - Steve O 10:47:15 05/12/17 (6)
- Not according to the... - kootenay 11:20:33 05/12/17 (5)
- Spec inconsistencies... - Steve O 12:29:30 05/12/17 (4)
- You're absolutely correct - David S. 15:23:42 05/12/17 (3)
- Yes, given B&W's breadth and depth you should be safe in assuming all that... - Steve O 16:02:09 05/12/17 (2)
- AND, that's why I won't publish MY measurements... - David S. 08:57:28 05/14/17 (1)
- RE: AND, that's why I won't publish MY measurements... - airtime 07:24:27 05/15/17 (0)
- I know what you mean... - kootenay 09:58:26 05/12/17 (0)
- I think you're best bet is to measure your speaker's impedance... - John Elison 09:20:36 05/12/17 (0)