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B&W 802 Diamond Stands

I recently purchased a pair of the B&W Diamond 802's. I am extremely pleased with the speakers and when I listen in nearfield (7' away and 6'5" spacing between the speakers) they do great in my 16 x 14 x 10 room. However, if I widen the distance between the speakers a bit and move the chair back a few more feet I get a more expansive and coherant presentation, but some occasional bass overload. So I am wondering if the supplied tip-toes will make a material difference or some stands (Sound Anchors) will help the overload at all. Room treatments really aren't an option given that the room's walls and corners are pretty well covered and/or filled up. Okonrad  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 02-14-11

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 02-14-11   What do you mean by overload? if it is a power handling lim ...   Kr4 02-14-11   Right with you on 1, 2 and 3 kal :) simply put does anyone ...   Okonrad 02-15-11   I really like the look of these; i have very similar ones th ...   Stanwal 02-17-11   I think it's the amp. i have the same problem with my 802ds. ...   Antonkk 02-17-11   Whats your floor makeup, hardwood, carpet? is it a second f ...   Poloman 02-18-11   I put my 801n many many years ago on sound anchors. helped ...   Dgad 02-21-11   I have an order in for some sound anchors and some herbie ti ...   Okonrad 02-21-11   Suspended wood floor so the sound anchors may help.   Okonrad 02-22-11   How do the 802 diamonds sound in comparison to the piegas? ...   Goatwuss 02-23-11   The c3ltds were first and foremost transparent and revealing ...   Okonrad 02-23-11   Thanks for the comparison - that's about what i would have t ...   Goatwuss 02-23-11: Okonrad I have been fine tuning the room chair speaker relationship and I think I just about have it. In my 16x14x10 room they are about 7 feet apart now and I am sitting about 8 feet back. Each speaker is about five feet from the back wall and 3 from the side walls. The sound is coherent, musical and virtually no more boom (I put em up tip toes and raised the height of my chair too). They are lovely and they rock. Was listening to a Liberty Blue Note pressing of Art Blakey's Jazz Corner of the World last night. Blakey's drum kit was huge and full of snap. And Hank Mobley's and Lee Morgan's tenor and trumpet, respectively, just leapt out of the speakers. Really something. Okonrad  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 02-23-11   Oh, and i have a pair of classe ct-m600s on the way to repla ...   Okonrad 02-27-11   Sounds like you have them dialed in - very nice! i've found ...   Goatwuss 03-10-11   Sounds awesome. wish we could compare sound in person, im ...   Poloman 03-10-11   Oh and 8' apart for speakers is usually about the norm. any ...   Poloman 03-20-11   Update on the b&w diamond 802s: well they are up on the so ...   Okonrad 03-29-11   Try widening the speakers for a bigger sounstage, if you can ...   Poloman 03-31-11   Okonrad, i agree that the big classes have synergy with the ...   Pefstratiou

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