I reckon it's difficult to discuss such speakers without bringing the power amplifiers into the loop. Does anybody know which amps the famous UK studios are using? I have read that some studios are using very expensive Chord Poweramps, while I have also heard about Electrocompaniet Nemo.
The reasoning behind this, from me, is that I reckon it's not possible to get the full benefit of the larger B&W without "powerhouse" amplifiers. When I auditioned the 802D they were driven by quite expensive / large Classe poweramps, and they were just not able to make the speakers come alive. If you're auditioning speakers, perhaps you should also bring your own amplifier, if possible. It's a significant factor in the equation.... I bought speakers 15 years ago realizing afterwards that I didn't have the amplifiers to run them properly, that's not much fun..... Some reviewers actually use Large Krell amps (like FPB-600cx) when reviewing $1500 B&W speakers. No one would use such a setup in the real world An example: the Quattro Wood, will obviously be much easier on the amps because it's got a powered subwoofer and a passive high-pass filter in the signal path before the power amplifier. This makes a significant difference. Regards -H -- haraldo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ haraldo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42808 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
