B&W Matrix 800



Hi there,

What pre-amp and power amp go well with the Matrix 800??

I prefer mono-blocks.

On the moment I am using Aragon palladium K1 two on each side. And the Theta CasaNova. Now I know that I can do better on the pre because this is a HT pre. But is Pal K1 the way to go???

On the moment they do not sound to bad but, on low volumes they miss transparancie and they can be more musical I think.
Whitch combo will let my speakers sing???

Maybe: 7B SST, Classe Omnicron, Pass X600, Levinson......
anybody????

(I prefer a pre with a pass tru channel)

Anybody have any experience with these speakers???

please help me out here

Thx

Alex

texas25

Showing 1 response by beemer

I had Matrix 800's. These want all the power you can throw at them. I biamped with Levinson 33H up top and a 336 on the bottom, through a Bryston 10B sub crossover.

They still could have used more power. Be prepared for the expense of making these speaker sing.

Best,

Paul :-)