B&W 'New' 800 Series

I have heard the 802D3's and they sound more precise and very resolving with good presence.  There is no doubt that they would provide superior sound
reproduction in a high end system.  As for me, I am staying with my 802D2 speakers for a few reasons.  Foremost is the looks...love my fatter all wood design with larger metal plinth.  Second, the metal spikes on my pair could be used to launch a Saturn V rocket!  Lastly, the D2's are just a tad more forgiving and warmer sounding with a fullness that I like.

illuminator - The dealer is Audio Solutions in Indianapolis, IN. The setup was the Lumin A1 Network Player

Thanks Chuck

some rooms pics from that dealer for others. 

http://theaudiosolutions.com/showroom/

Dealers have a real challenge with multiple speakers / same room and demos. If idle speakers in a room are not connected to an amp  - sound waves from another speaker can cause those idle drivers to resonate as spl’s rise. Tremendous respect for all those in the audio business.

I see they use the Nordost Odin loudspeakercable. I sold Nordost for over 9 years of time. I sols a lot Valhalla. Beside this I owned the Valhalla loudspeaker cable 11 years. 

I doens't make sense when you are aware of the properties Nordost owns to use them with Classe and the new B&W 800D3 series.

The Nordost is not the best for individual focus. The always make the stage less wide and deep. And the diversity in the middle freq, is not their best pasrt either.

Audioquest would work a lot better based on their properties!