That's the problem ...@tecnogadget B&W's 800 line is the best they have to offer.
I'll take the Blades any day of the week.Oops.
I have auditioned them both, at a well-designed and treated dealer showroom.I wonder how many people commenting on this thread have auditioned a pair of 800D3 and Blade in a controlled environment (not at a show or showroom)?
I did (I used to own a pair) and I say there’s no competition. 800D3 wins by a good margin, especially at realistic levels of a symphony orchestra or a (unregulated) night club.
Maybe… but the Dali Fazon F5‘s are made from die-cast aluminium and perform very well indeed.Steel drums anyone?
A feature of the 800 series not commonly appreciated is that its behavior is predictable from visual inspection. The midrange speaker is quite large, meaning that it is becoming significantly directional before it crosses over to the tweeter. When the tweeter comes on, it has wide dispersion which is enhanced by its unbaffled mounting, which aggravates the problem. Today, it is becoming common to see tweeters on baffles with waveguides to improve the directivity match with the midrange speaker at the crossover frequency - thereby achieving what is widely regarded as a desirably smooth directivity index as a function of frequency.
So you are saying that B&W doesn’t give Abbey Road studios the speakers for free or at cost!I’m an ex-Abbey Road engineer. What you are saying is false and most likely libel!
I wonder how many people commenting on this thread have auditioned a pair of 800D3 and Blade in a controlled environment (not at a show or showroom)?
I did (I used to own a pair) and I say there’s no competition. 800D3 wins by a good margin, especially at realistic levels of a symphony orchestra or a (unregulated) night club.
Yes. They buy them at the price dealers buy.So you are saying that B&W doesn’t give Abbey Road studios the speakers for free or at cost!
I have downsized to a flat and no longer have a listening room that can accommodate large speakers. I’m now using my own Silver 5L speakers.What speakers do you own now then??
I have downsized to a flat and no longer have a listening room that can accommodate large speakers. I’m now using my own Silver 5L speakers.
We sold 8,000 pairs between 1993 and 1998. A good amount considering we were selling only to the pro market. Unfortunately we were too early. China was still in dark ages. The outsourcing in the UK was unreliable. Quality control was taking too much of our time. My partner and I finally thrown in the towel as neither of us were into actual manufacturing.Wow, you started that company? Looks like you’ve made a very original speaker!
None! Abbey Road had been using 800s for more than a decade. What marketing push would survive that long?
Obviously, as bulk buyers they do not pay the retail price.
Then the people in charge of Abbey Road are clueless. The marketing value for having your speakers at Abbey Road is enormous. B&W would provide these speakers for free. You have to explain to me how paying for them is using Abbey Road's own brand value.Yes. They buy them at the price dealers buy.
Is there a reason for the 5dB increase from 200Hz to 11kHz?I have downsized to a flat and no longer have a listening room that can accommodate large speakers. I’m now using my own Silver 5L speakers.
Sponsored doesn't mean free. For the big famous studio's its a no-brainer for B&W to provide them for free or at an extreme discount.All of them? You can't be serious...
I haven't heard the Blade or the 800D3, but I have heard the 802D3 and the KEF Reference 5 in an acoustically treated showroom with just these speakers in there. Even though the KEF is the less expensive one it was the best. The bass was went deep and sounded better on the 802D3, but above 2kHz the B&W just falls apart. You got some extreme peaking that can really ruin certain tracks. On the KEF it was always just right and for the price difference you can just add double subwoofers anyway.I wonder how many people commenting on this thread have auditioned a pair of 800D3 and Blade in a controlled environment (not at a show or showroom)?
I did (I used to own a pair) and I say there’s no competition. 800D3 wins by a good margin, especially at realistic levels of a symphony orchestra or a (unregulated) night club.
Maybe you should apply for the job of running Abbey Road...Then the people in charge of Abbey Road are clueless.
Too much of a bother to actually respond?Maybe you should apply for the job of running Abbey Road...
For the big famous studio's its a no-brainer for B&W to provide them for free or at an extreme discount.