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Do Any High End Speakers Boogie/Rock? BW 804 Blues

Hello Fellow Audiogoners: I am interested in hearing if any audiophile sytems (speaker plus amplification) that can boogie and rock! What I mean here is a detailed but coherent and rich sound, not like a bunch of separate instruments that don't gell together. And not biased so brightly that symbols and highs dominate, making a thin and grating sound. I wonder if it is possible in what appears to be the analytical world of high end audio.

I'm a frustrated B&W Nautilis 804 owner that likes rock/blues/ok recorded cds in addition to jazz, classical, vocal etc, and I'm not interested in endless tweaking of cables/amplifiers/source to try to get these revealing speakers to sound good on a majority of my music collection.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jeffsel (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-23-05

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01-23-05 I have alway thought that the b&w 801 series 2 or 3 matrix w ... Thorman

01-23-05 Von schweikert's play all music really well and can rock wit ... Snook2

01-23-05 If you want to rock, get a pair of aerial model 10ts, or a p ... Esoxhntr

01-23-05 Hi jeffsel..i know how you feel, i too was a frustrated rock ... mooner@

01-23-05 My merlin vsm-mm speakers does all music types very well,the ... Bluebull

01-23-05 For me the mcintosh xrt 22's are the end but since i own the ... Bigjoe

01-23-05 Why are you a frustrated b&w nautilis 804 owner? what is th ... Audiobugged

01-23-05 I have the following system: musical fidelity a3 pre amp rot ... Jeffsel

01-23-05 I'm a blues/rock and roll guy. i finally found happiness (an ... Jeff_jones

01-23-05 You need a couple of subs jeff...bass is the foundation upon ... Sogood51

01-23-05 Sogood, my reason for having floor standers with two woofers ... Jeffsel

01-23-05 Get a sub. art Artmaltman

01-23-05 Von schweikert vr4 gen iii hse go down to 16hz (per von schw ... Tvad

01-23-05 I second the von schweikert line. size wise the vr2 is pret ... Driver

01-23-05 Sorry i was dealing with snow clean-up. jeff, forget the sub ... Audiobugged

01-23-05 Without going on too much, i'll just say that i second the a ... Centurymantra

01-23-05 Right now i boogie and rock with klipsch cornwalls, they are ... 711smilin

01-23-05 i'm not interested in endless tweaking of cables/amplifiers/ ... Steveaudio

01-23-05 Steveaudio, jeff did mention his system = musical fidelity ... Audiobugged

01-23-05 You may want to add legacy audio speakers to your audition l ... Drseid

01-23-05 I second the b&w`s like power,and lots of it.i had matrix 80 ... Timperry

01-23-05 Yep right on tim, as those driver like to dance boogie, & mo ... Audiobugged

01-23-05 Tim and audiobugged: what's wrong with 200 watts. it's at ... Jeffsel

01-23-05 Jeff, not to bash your rotel which is great for h/t. but wit ... Audiobugged

01-23-05 I would like to stay with something in the size and shape ra ... Jeffsel

01-23-05 Audiobugged: the problem is too may variables. how much of ... Jeffsel

01-23-05 The british 804 love canadian solid state bryston, classe, s ... Audiobugged

01-23-05: Cinematic_systems
804's like the other Nautilus speakers are too bright and that brightness makes them very unforgiving which means 90% of your CD's don't sound good. Just measure one sometime and you'll understand why your ears are getting sawed off with heavy rock and roll. Rotel is a fine amplifier if you have a balanced Sounding speaker. As some have assessed a bright speaker with raucous music and the rotel will give you a headache.

ATC SCM20 A2, no amp needed and will peel the semi gloss off your listening room wall.

SCM35 redefines midrange dynamics in its price class, tears the VSR's a new one in every area but the bass.

Dynaudio Contour(any) & Audience 82, instant gratification

Dali Evidence 870 will work great with your Rotel

Meyersound HD1 (little pricey but WOW super dynamic--powered also)

Eton 11.2 DIY kit (if you're on a tighter budget, under $2K with local guy building the box) If you want an active Cinematic 11.2, $4500

VSR 2000 also good choice.

There's some variety, choices that will play Megadeth to SRV to Patti Smith. I feel your pain with the musical "flexibility" issue. B&W's are not flexible, trying to fix a problem that requires an equalizer with an amplifier is not a good idea.

have fun shopping.
Cinematic_systems (Answers | This Thread)

01-23-05 So your solution was to spend more on your electronics than ... Cinematic_systems

01-23-05 Jeffael, listen to the reimer windrivers, 3800 for musical b ... 711smilin

01-23-05 Jeff, here is my offer as i am a man of my word, & have the ... Audiobugged

01-23-05 I listened to the 804s several times before getting the von ... Maineiac

01-23-05 Possibly i am missing something here as to b&w and power. ha ... Valleyplastic

01-23-05 My opinion,for what it is worth.b&w speakers are "needy ... Timperry

01-24-05 No. cerwin-vegas or kenwoods used with a graphic equalizer ... Zaikesman

01-24-05 Vintage snell b, b minor or cv. Reb1208

01-24-05 Jeffsel,i agree with you on the no sub deal,you shouldnt & d ... Bigjoe

01-24-05 Thanks everyone for such a great response. i appreciate the ... Jeffsel

01-24-05 Jeffsel, this is my direct experience with the "more po ... Tvad

01-24-05 A good buddy of mine has a pair of 804's. he's powering the ... Hammergjh

01-24-05 Jeff, i figured i might as well put my money where my mouth, ... Audiobugged

01-24-05 Get more power. and a sub. (vs as a replacement might wo ... Artmaltman

01-24-05 Audiobugged: my truthlinks are copper and i have tara labs ... Jeffsel

01-25-05 I have to agree with audiobugged ... that rotel has got to g ... audionut@

01-25-05 High current delivery perhaps more than the amount of watts ... Timf

01-27-05 I'm jumping in very late here, but you might want to check o ... John_z