B&W 802D: 3rd Time's a Charm on Friday the 13th

[Irvrobinson]

But their response curve doesn't actually look like a loudness curve. It's just one big peak here and another big peak there, and then really random off axis response that makes no sense.

That's correct; I was just using the elevated bass and treble of loudness circuits as an analogy. Still, my comments basically stand, technicolor sound that eventually wears thin.

It would be nice, however, to see what that diamond tweeter could do in the hands of the right designer.

 

[GranteedEV]

It would be nice, however, to see what that diamond tweeter could in the hands of the right designer.

Heh.

Diamond is really expensive.
Why not just Boron Carbide?

Transducer Lab

 

[Irvrobinson]

My wife thinks all speakers are red.

That's something like what John Heinricy said about Corvettes during the C5 development program in the mid-1990s. "All Corvettes are red. The rest are mistakes." Heinricy's statement, spoken in frustration during a color selection meeting in GM, became the title for possibly the best book ever written to document a corporate product development program, "All Corvettes are Red", by James Schefter. Schefter's book described the excruciating process that often takes place in large US companies with amazing accuracy. This is really grossly off-topic, but the book is a great read, even if you're not a Corvette fan.

 

[Irvrobinson]

Heh.

Diamond is really expensive.
Why not just Boron Carbide?

Transducer Lab

Actually, I've never heard a Be tweeter I didn't like either.

 

[cpp]

Heh.

Diamond is really expensive.


Transducer Lab

not according to my wife, its a way of life in her opinion.

 

[Irvrobinson]

not according to my wife, its a way of life in her opinion.

A D-flawless sort of girl, eh?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I still think you should get Salk Sound to do a Soundscape 8, but get em built to look like the B&Ws.

It would sound just like the Phil3.

Already have beryllium, titanium, aluminum, magnesium, paper, carbon fiber.

I want some diamonds.......made with volcanic temperature ........exotic.

And bulletproof Kevlar.

And aircraft foam plastic.

 

[ACsGreens]

ADTG- If you could only keep one pair of speakers which would they be and maybe why?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

ADTG- If you could only keep one pair of speakers which would they be and maybe why?

It would have to be the Salon2 because I think it has the best overall balance of everything - SQ, dynamics, aesthetic, measurements, professional reviews, etc.

 

[ACsGreens]

It would have to be the Salon2 because I think it has the best overall balance of everything - SQ, dynamics, aesthetic, measurements, professional reviews, etc.

That is a fine looking speaker. I have not looked into those too much wow, my kind of speaker look. Do you use a sub with them?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

That is a fine looking speaker. I have not looked into those too much wow, my kind of speaker look. Do you use a sub with them?

I will have dual Funk Audio 18.0 TSAD subs with the Salon2 in about 2 weeks.

18.0

 

[cpp]

A D-flawless sort of girl, eh?

She has just one color E IF but she does have a few VVS1 diamonds.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

ADTG, I don't get it - you already said Phil3 sound better... Why on earth to pay over 10k on speakers which are almost as good as Phil3 ???

You want to spend more money? Why not do really amazing HT room - I mean pull all stops and do maybe themed HT ??

 

[Adam]

You want to spend more money?

Yeah, ATDG - for $10k, I'll come to your house and sing with really bad off-axis response (and it might be even worse on-axis ).

I'll even be sure to wear a red outfit.

 

[KEW]

You want to spend more money? Why not do really amazing HT room - I mean pull all stops and do maybe themed HT ??

I will have dual Funk Audio 18.0 TSAD subs in about 2 weeks.

He needs to wait for the subs to "take care of" his current home before he can collect the insurance money to build the new HT!

http://uls-media2.library.pitt.edu/lwpaf/implosion.ogv

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Everyone has different ideas for sure. And they're all good ideas.

I would love to build a new custom house. And the custom HT room would be part of the total cost of the house, not out of my speakers budget!

But I will say this. If I get the 802D, it will be the last expensive gear I will buy. No joke.

I may still replace the P362 with some higher dollar speakers, though. But they won't be more than $2K.

 

[Adam]

If I get the 802D, it will be the last expensive gear I will buy.

"And this time...I mean it."

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

"And this time...I mean it."

Yes. I mean it.

There are so many speakers out there. So many great ones. The three I always wanted are Revel, KEF, & B&W.

The Orion & Philharmonic are superb. But are "unplanned" purchases. I'm glad I bought them.

The B&W threw me for a loop after my first audition. The measurements didn't help the case. But it's like they say - measurements aren't always everything. I'm not a robot.....I have emotions.....sorry, that song got into my head.

And this time......I mean it....about the 802D being the last expensive speaker I will buy.

 

[cpp]

Everyone has different ideas for sure. And they're all good ideas.

I would love to build a new custom house. And the custom HT room would be part of the total cost of the house, not out of my speakers budget!

But I will say this. If I get the 802D, it will be the last expensive gear I will buy. No joke.

I may still replace the P362 with some higher dollar speakers, though. But they won't be more than $2K.

Get you something that can be a conversation piece

, forget this expensive stuff, your getting old and your hearing will start to fail so build a house for the retirement years, it's cheaper in the long run with multiple sound rooms with treated walls, ceilings and floors

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

forget this expensive stuff, your getting old and your hearing will start to fail so build a house for the retirement years, it's cheaper in the long run with multiple sound rooms with treated walls, ceilings and floors

I turned 41 this year. So........after this last thing, I will start thinking next house.