If you don’t think your system is somewhat bright or thin sounding I’d side with upgrading the speakers. I could never warm up to B&W’s yellow midrange drivers, and having spent significant time with the D3 series I find their new silver Continuum drivers to be a substantial improvement. And the tweeter also sounds fantastic and melds great with the new mids such that the speakers very much speak with one coherent voice. If, on the other hand, you’d like more body and warmth and tame the treble a bit I’d consider changing the amp instead. Hope this helps, and best of luck.
What should I choose??
I have the old B&W 802d's. I also have the older, first generation, Bryston 14bsst amp (now 15 years old). Both of them are performing well and are in mint shape. My question is this: I am interested in the new Bryston 14cubed amp...and I am also interested in the new B&W 802D'3. But I can't afford to do both. Should I focus on getting the amp first or the speakers? Please, I don't need to be told to buy amps or speakers other then the ones I am asking about as I am a big fan of my system. I just know that B&W has reworked their D series and that Bryston has done the same with their amps. thanks, Jim
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