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B&W 800 MATRIX
dantechoiStill I remember Mahler #2 ! Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MPuoOj5TIwFor those that click on the link; brace yourself for the 48.45 time mark........ 
Whats playing on your system today?
so far.sarah brightman classics - cd TSO - Toronto Symphony Orchestra Musically Speaking - 2007 - 2008 season highlights - cd Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Marche Slave Romeo and Juliet Overture - lpDire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investi... 
B&W 800 MATRIX
Bombaywalla yes Function over Form - meaning function takes priority over form. Said another way - Making it work, before Making it look good. The Points for example are used for strength. To me, they give the speaker a kind of split personality. ... 
B&W 800 MATRIX
Found this on a Portuguese website. How cool is this picture ?   http://www.hificlube.net/media/174409/Abbey-studio-big-1280.jpgMatrix 800 in Abbey Road (801 Matrix can be seen behind cubicle wall) Description of this picture from the Website. T... 
B&W 800 MATRIX
This specific pair have a serial number range in the 500’s and have something I have not seen before. The Midrange and Tweeter crossovers are joined; there is only one speaker connection for both the midrange and tweeter drivers on the back. Do an... 
B&W 800 MATRIX
Been liaising with Mike (OP) in possibly acquiring the 800 matrix.. A question for owners. This specific pair have a serial number range in the 500’s and have something I have not seen before. The Midrange and Tweeter crossovers are joined; there ... 
B&W 800 MATRIX
Hi cymbop - are you still babysitting those 800m's ?  :^) 
B&W 800 MATRIX
Hi Mikewas thinking about this so I made some quick notes with my morning coffee. What to look for - bring flashlight. I realize this will be really hard but leave emotions at home. Before you actually listen to them.Note general condition of the... 
B&W 800 MATRIX
MikeYou can contact me in the morning before you go there to see them. bcpguy (@) bell (dot) netCheers Chris 
B&W 800 MATRIX
The main thing was to acquire these speakers. You got that right. You may have just bought your last speaker. They only come available by divorce or the owner moving to retirement/small condo and being forced to sell. I wish you were close. lol. I... 
B&W 800 MATRIX
Holy Moly. How in the world did you find them ? Congratulations. Their (B&W) last full out assault speaker from a time when two channel music was what mattered.tattooedtrackman You have many options open to you as far as what goes in front. T... 
B AND W 801 MATRIX SIII
his wife does not want them..Well, I don’t understand this, since they have as much wife appeal as a mid 90’s Porsche 993 turbo...... black. :^) True story - I once bought a turntable off a fellow that ran a high end music store Downtown. He bough... 
B AND W 801 MATRIX SIII
Hi Venaka OK are these(B AND W 801 Matrix S3) worth me getting from a bud of mine for 1600$$$...Only if you are willing to get an amplifier of equal value. otherwise . No. They are mint condition with sound anchors..this is a fun site to look at v... 
Bower and Wilkins and its relationship with Classe and Rotel
Bombaywalla - The BAF is a gimmick for a speaker whose designer could not design it correctly in the 1st place & had to add a bass extension/alignment filter to fix a flawed initial design.BWYou can call it a Gimmick - gizmo - device - equaliz... 
Bower and Wilkins and its relationship with Classe and Rotel
Bombaywalla .....there was too much to wade thru. Can you post a link? BW The Readers Digest version is available. On virtual system click on toggle details beside Components. Read the summaries for; Matrix 800801 Active Monitors-Currently Stored8...