A buddy owns the 803d's and i let him borrow my rotel rb-1091's 500 watt class d's and wow. I offered him a good price but he was a little short given the $10k check he wrote for the 803d's so he's powering them with an older (2000-2004) model marantz receiver and surprisingly enough its not bad. You cant get them very loud but at low volume the clarity is impressive. I agree with the previous poster that they are power hungry and the more you give them the more they will give you. Enjoy!
B&W 803d and Luxman L-505ux
I was in the market for Focal 1038be's and ended up auditioning some B&W 803d's and 802d's. I liked the 803d better than the 802d (more "musical" to me) and am leaning toward them. However it seems that the 803d's are power hungry and I am ignorant enough to not know if my Luxman will power them well enough but not so ignorant to not ask the question.
Any idea if this will be a good (or great) match or should I keep looking for Focals'??
Any idea if this will be a good (or great) match or should I keep looking for Focals'??