I own a pair and would not sell them. Have had many offers. enjoy
Windfall B&W Matrix 800
A good friend is transitioning to a smaller living space and has asked me to babysit his speakers for a while. They're B&W Matrix 800s, considered to be among the best that money could buy in 1990. In the "Shortcomings" section of Lewis Lipnick's Stereophile review, he wrote: There are none. :-)
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/691bw800
The MIT cables that came with them cost more than my system as a whole.
For a guy with a modest rig, this is like some kind of dream. They are 93-dB efficient, and my 38-watt tube integrated does a surprisingly good job considering they are more commonly paired with high-current transistor power. Impedance dip reportedly doesn't go below 3 Ohms.
What's more, the wife (who has a modern, Dwell magazine kind of aesthetic) really digs their design and has welcomed the D'Appolito monoliths into our living room.
Just wanted to share this joy with fellow audio-nerds who can understand it. I really appreciate the fact that they might be taken back in a month or in a year; it reminds me to savor every note from every listening session.
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/691bw800
The MIT cables that came with them cost more than my system as a whole.
For a guy with a modest rig, this is like some kind of dream. They are 93-dB efficient, and my 38-watt tube integrated does a surprisingly good job considering they are more commonly paired with high-current transistor power. Impedance dip reportedly doesn't go below 3 Ohms.
What's more, the wife (who has a modern, Dwell magazine kind of aesthetic) really digs their design and has welcomed the D'Appolito monoliths into our living room.
Just wanted to share this joy with fellow audio-nerds who can understand it. I really appreciate the fact that they might be taken back in a month or in a year; it reminds me to savor every note from every listening session.