The D3 which use synthetic diamond tweeters are not "bright" per say because the tweeters do not have any of the breakup distortion problems that metal tweeters do. However, they are very high resolution and very revealing. The people who state these speakers are bright are likely people who have more forgiving soft dome tweeters in their system and use a lot of silver or silver-plated elements (such as silver-plated interconnect, silver terminations, etc.). These elements can definitely make the D3 "too bright" because silver will tend to push hard on the upper mids and highs.
B&W 802D3
I have been looking into getting B&W 802D3 speakers since they were announced. I am now at a point to make that decision and I am finding that many people who bring them home, end up returning them because they are too bright. I talked to a dealer through Audiogon and he told me he gets them in on trade all the time.
Making the decision tougher, other speakers like Focal and Sanus Faber have become more popular.
I am going to power the speakers with the Mcintosh C2600 and MC1.2kw monoblocks.
Any thoughts from owners of B&W 802s?
Thanks
Making the decision tougher, other speakers like Focal and Sanus Faber have become more popular.
I am going to power the speakers with the Mcintosh C2600 and MC1.2kw monoblocks.
Any thoughts from owners of B&W 802s?
Thanks
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