B & W 801 S3 Crossover Upgrade

It’s actually on eBay. The eBay listing number is 152964921612. This is for a complete crossover replacement or rebuild and I believe wire inside the speakers as well. It’s also for series 3 801’s or 802’s. He does a bunch of models. Let me know how it works out should you decide to go that route.

I have a pair of 801 Matrix Series 2’s amd am also considering Crossover work. I saw the eBay offering and am wondering how they would compare to what the Northcreek Music folks used to offer?? It would be great to hear from people who have done the eBay upgrade! 

I’m curious too. I never pulled the trigger just yet. If anyone has anything they’d like to share as sabciu stated, it would be greatly appreciated.

I pulled the trigger on the upgrade. Eugen actually builds and ships you a new crossover, so you get to keep your old one. He offered a Series 2 or Series 3, but I went with the Series 2. It’s going to take him 2 to 3 weeks I guess. I’ll be doing some critical listening with my 801’s S2’s as is. According to Frank VanAlstine, the S2’s had a crossover issue which B&W addresses on the S3. I have NOT performmed the recommended fix to them just yet, but Frank was nice enough to email me the PDF of what I need to do. Once I get the new X-Overs, and have had some time with them, I’ll come back and post my thoughts. I have my fingers crossed! 🤞 

That is awesome. Please let us know how it works out. I’ve put a lot of funds into building a second system and that’s another reason I never did anything just yet. It will be much easier to justify if I hear anything positive from this upgrade. I’m very curious how his upgraded crossover would compare to the North Creek crossovers. Those looked pretty impressive. I love the idea you can keep your old ones because I believe that helps with resale should you ever decide to sell the S2’s. Were you able to speak with Eugen via phone or just email communication? I asked for his number and he responded he would rather communicate via email. I think that pushed me back a bit as well. Let us know how it turns out. Thank you, Joe