jkalman

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B&W 'New' 800 Series
I swear some of the people who post here are heavily dosed on some combination of heavy drugs, possibly hallucinogenics.... 
With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you
B&W 803 D3s 
B&W 'New' 800 Series
I'm not sure what Bo1972 is talking about. The 803 D3s don't fit his descriptions of the 802 D3 sound at all. I doubt they are that different with only 1" difference in driver size on the bass and mid-range drivers. These are the best sounding spe... 
Advice on using a laser for speaker positioning
I use a laser to shoot minocs when they are chewing on my power cables. 
Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit?
"Jkalman, the sibilance is a phase distortion issue & it won't go away with toe-in (like Zd542 wrote). I bet that whatever you try you will not be able to get rid of it. It's inherent in the speaker design & the 4th order x-over. The boomy... 
Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit?
Right now the only criticism I can aim at them is a slight sibilance in the higher ranges of the human voice along with the boominess in certain low frequencies of the human voice. Tomorrow I hope to see if the sibilance can be eliminated with les... 
Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit?
Tompoodie, to respond directly to your criticism of the 803 D3, after spending another few hours with them. I would wonder if they were not set up well or were too close to the walls. My experience with them listening to a few recordings with exce... 
B&W D3s have landed
Once I can find a dealer willing to sell me a pair of the 803 D3s at a discounted price, I'm ready to buy a pair. 
B&W D3s have landed
They sound incredible. Very realistic sounding notes. I'm going to play with them some more tomorrow to see how toe-in affects the sound stage, but as it stands, the notes from high to low frequency sound extremely realistic with proper attack and... 
Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit?
BTW, I would love to find a pair of these on sale or discounted once they've been out for a bit. I'm a ready buyer when they come along at the right price... 
Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit?
I listened to the 803 D3 earlier today. The sound quality was incredible. The room setup was a bit small, and whoever set them up put them close to the wall, which caused the mid-range (voices especially) to sound muffled and raspy, and caused the... 
With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you
With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would youRevel Salon2s. 
HELP B&W 802D or Revel Ultima Salon2
And Jkalman........awesome system you have there!Thanks again for everyone's input.Thanks!I haven't posted here since around a month ago, so I didn't notice I had already posted in this thread.... Hehehe, sorry about that! 
HELP B&W 802D or Revel Ultima Salon2
I've owned both. Both are great speakers. I loved the diamond tweeter on the 802Ds, but overall I liked the integrated sound of the Salon2 better. You really should go listen for yourself though... 
Please recommend a top-notch bookshlef speaker
A book shelf would give me more placement options and not violate the wife's insistence that I am not to cut any holes in the walls or cabinets.Oh thank heavens! She didn't say you couldn't cut any holes in her... Then you could put whatever you w...