Time Travelling Troll: The AR / B&W 802 combo was awful

So many audiophiles I knew at the time were totally mesmerized by the combination of Audio Research amps with the B&W 802 series. I never really understood why. Super analytical, made the speakers sound tiny.

erik_squires03-07-2021 8:09pm

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ebm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,311 posts 03-07-2021 at 08:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Wow i did not know that.
millercarbon Details Discussions Posts This discussion 12,531 posts 03-07-2021 at 09:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If they sound tiny maybe try bigger?
fuzztone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,598 posts 03-08-2021 at 03:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yeah and my '54 Chevy tube radio sounded bad. BFD
oldhvymec Details Discussions Posts This discussion 5,101 posts 03-08-2021 at 12:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I never understood B&W. I liked the looks on some models. That's it. AR, us poor folks couldn't afford to feed the beast back in their day. I heard the new stuff is a lot better. I could just barely afford Mac in the late 60s early 70s. I seldom paid money, it was always a trade and labor maybe a few bucks.. VERY FEW.. Respect
erik_squires OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,056 posts 03-08-2021 at 01:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete AR, us poor folks couldn't afford to feed the beast back in their day. I heard the new stuff is a lot better. It is. And exceedingly boring. I mean it sounds really good. Just as good as Parasound, so buy the Parasound. :)

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