How are the acoustics of your room ?
Sometimes bad acoustics can be a major determinant for bad sound system.
Sometimes bad acoustics can be a major determinant for bad sound system.
B&W 803S, are they the right speakers for me?
I purchased B&W 803S three years ago after trading up from the 805S. My system currently consists of:
803S
MC352
MC41
Denon 2810 (Transport)
TADAC w/Tele NOS smooth plates
Upgraded Power cords
Tara Lab interconnects
Anticables (recent purchase)
My room is 20' wide and about 30' long, but I have a sofa about 10 feet from speakers (which are 9' apart and 2' from back wall). I do have a fair amount of furniture in the room with little opportunity for room treatments (wife issue). Speakers are very slightly toed in.
Speaker dilema- I have to crank them to get well rounded sound with reasonable imaging. I have tried for three years to make them really work. Where have I gone wrong? Thinking of a great smaller speaker that may be more efficient with better imaging (Dynaudio C1 is being considered).
Your help is greatly appreciated!
803S
MC352
MC41
Denon 2810 (Transport)
TADAC w/Tele NOS smooth plates
Upgraded Power cords
Tara Lab interconnects
Anticables (recent purchase)
My room is 20' wide and about 30' long, but I have a sofa about 10 feet from speakers (which are 9' apart and 2' from back wall). I do have a fair amount of furniture in the room with little opportunity for room treatments (wife issue). Speakers are very slightly toed in.
Speaker dilema- I have to crank them to get well rounded sound with reasonable imaging. I have tried for three years to make them really work. Where have I gone wrong? Thinking of a great smaller speaker that may be more efficient with better imaging (Dynaudio C1 is being considered).
Your help is greatly appreciated!
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Thanks to eveyone's advice. Switched to 4 ohm taps a long time ago. Did positively change sound. I have played with separation and toe in many times and find it does make a big difference. My guess is that Rwwear may have had iit right the first time. I need to change the location of the speakers, which is currently impossible. I am however, going to pull some furniture out, just to test the effect over the weekend. I may need a different type of speaker. I owned a pair of Magnepan Typonies years ago (talk about tough placement) and have been spoiled ever since. Just dont have the room for 3.6 or 20.1. |
This may be of interest to some. http://www.psaudio.com/images/3D-imaging-web.mov |
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