In Reply to: B&W 802d3 posted by lmaletz@comcast.net on October 31, 2020 at 10:03:39:
on the room environment and the sources being used. I've auditioned the B&W 802 D2 & D3 speakers with Krell, Classe, McIntosh even with the ARC GS 150 tube amp, and as far as I'm concerned I didn't hear anything bright about the presentation. If anything the sound was organic in the midrange and full of resolution with excellent midbass bloom. What I found instead was they do sound a little tizzy when they are an underpowered case in point when it was driven by NAD M22.
The best sounding combination I've heard was when the B&W 802 D3 being driven by the McIntosh MC2KW 3 chassis monoblock, C100 preamp, and the MCD 600 as the source.
I also had the chance to audition the KEF Blade speakers which were driven by Devialet 400 monoblocks from a friend's listening room. The sound was very robust however I find that it lacks that organic attributes in the presentation perhaps this has to do with the Devialet system, I'm not sure.
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