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Best Entry Points to the B&W 800 Series

A list of some of the best price/performance speakers from the B&W 800 series. Of course, all relatively old ones that can only be found second-hand but probably great entry points for those who want to access 800 series performance without the flagship budget.

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Which ones would you add to that list?

lionel_hersch
lionel_hersch OP
17 posts
 

For me, it is and always was  the Nautilus series

100% agree, these are incredible! That's why the N802s are in this list, can be found for around $7k and still deliver incredible performance, while retaining the look of modern B&W 800 speakers.

052rc
78 posts
 

Try getting a less expensive pair like the 805's first and see if you can live with the tweeter. There's a reason most of us have had B&W speakers, and not have them. I had the 805's, 802's, 800's, HTM and the Matrix HT system. Overall, they are great sounding speakers so long as you can live with the highs. 

tomcarr
1,817 posts
 

I also think the B&W sound is bright. I was able to bring it into a neutral, balanced sound by positioning my 803 D3 facing straight ahead (no toe-in), and bringing my listening seat closer to the plane of the speakers so that my speakers are wider apart than the distance from the speakers to the listening seat. Made a wonderful difference and cost nothing. Also, my ears are about 10" lower than the height of the tweeters. If I raise up higher I start hearing more brightness.

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