Opinions sort on B & W 800 diamond speakers I find them too bright. Noel Keywood in Hi-Fi-World only gives them 4 stars and says they are not accurate he measures a 6 dB HF peak but Kal says they are a pleasure to listen to despite saying the tweeter is too revealing .
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Topic - B & W 800 Diamonds - Disbeliever 02:15:16 06/04/11 (40)
- RE: B & W 800 Diamonds - SgreenP@MSN.com 22:06:41 07/08/11 (0)
- RE: B & W 800 Diamonds - JBen 13:30:30 06/06/11 (4)
- Proper Program - Daverz 13:08:04 07/09/11 (1)
- RE: Proper Program - Disbeliever 23:38:33 07/09/11 (0)
- agree - notalent 06:06:12 07/06/11 (0)
- RE: Have you tried the Usher Dancer with diamond tweeter? - JohanV 01:07:53 06/09/11 (0)
- B&W's ... either you like or you don't - Audio Pharaoh 12:51:37 06/04/11 (3)
- RE: B&W's ... either you like or you don't - jazz1 03:03:44 06/05/11 (1)
- I'm much more skeptical of speakers that sound too polite - Jazz Inmate 13:10:40 06/05/11 (0)
- The diamond tweeters got rid of that supposed "sound" years ago NT - Jazz Inmate 15:33:17 06/04/11 (0)
- Personally, I've had the same experience - Quint 12:14:47 06/04/11 (12)
- RE: Personally, I've had the same experience - layman 22:48:13 06/04/11 (11)
- Layman you have been a B&W Basher for years - Greg Gale 21:26:37 07/08/11 (4)
- Herr Freud would say... - layman 12:19:15 07/09/11 (3)
- RE: Herr Freud would say... - RGA 15:25:45 07/14/11 (2)
- If man a visual animals - avsBuddy 07:39:44 07/15/11 (1)
- RE: If man a visual animals - RGA 11:52:19 07/15/11 (0)
- RE: that previous B&W aluminum domes did not ring - danlaudionut 00:23:48 07/08/11 (5)
- RE: that previous B&W aluminum domes did not ring - layman 09:04:59 07/08/11 (3)
- RE: that previous B&W aluminum domes did not ring - danlaudionut 04:14:50 07/09/11 (2)
- Golden Ears - layman 07:54:34 07/11/11 (0)
- RE: that previous B&W aluminum domes did not ring - layman 12:16:52 07/09/11 (0)
- RE: that previous B&W aluminum domes did not ring - Disbeliever 01:27:56 07/08/11 (0)
- I like 'em. If I had the budget or space, I'd replace my 802D - Jazz Inmate 11:40:56 06/04/11 (0)
- You say: ****I find them too bright*** - Robert C. Lang 10:20:03 06/04/11 (12)
- RE: You say: ****I find them too bright*** - Disbeliever 12:57:15 06/04/11 (1)
- I don't. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 15:28:04 06/04/11 (0)
- Case not settled - avsBuddy 11:14:47 06/04/11 (9)
- Oh believe me this case is settled (for Disbeliever) - Robert C. Lang 12:19:53 06/04/11 (8)
- Had Disbeliever heard them on... - Ozzie 14:24:47 06/04/11 (3)
- RE: Had Disbeliever heard them on... - Robert C. Lang 22:49:38 06/04/11 (2)
- I hear you... - Ozzie 13:34:04 06/05/11 (1)
- RE: I hear you... - Disbeliever 23:45:54 06/05/11 (0)
- RE: Oh believe me this case is settled (for Disbeliever) - Disbeliever 13:01:44 06/04/11 (3)
- Come on, you have been obsequiously complimentary of Keywood - Robert C. Lang 14:56:38 06/04/11 (2)
- RE: Come on, you have been obsequiously complimentary of Keywood - morricab 13:32:22 07/08/11 (0)
- RE: Come on, you have been obsequiously complimentary of Keywood - flyingdutchman 07:58:22 06/08/11 (0)
- ???? Moderator please move to speaker forum - ted_b 08:40:41 06/04/11 (1)
- Guess this forum is not moderated (nt) - rich121 23:04:15 06/06/11 (0)
- Better to post this in the Loudspeaker forum - Metralla 05:19:43 06/04/11 (0)