SN2/B&W 804 D3s arrived

Posted by: SamC on 21 March 2016

initial thoughts - amp upgrade from xs2 gives, as expected, more of everything. Balance control is very useful in my room given a seemingly unavoidable bias to the right that's occurred through 2 previous amps... Speakers are, as you'd hope, a leap up from Q acoustics c40.

All out of the box new so will see what occurs over the next few weeks/months...

Posted on: 21 March 2016 by GeeJay

Congratulations! Great combo - lots of hours of pleasurable listening ahead!

Did you go for black, white or rosenut 804s? Would love to see a photo when you get a chance to post!

Enjoy! ATB. George

Posted on: 21 March 2016 by SamC

So far, so impressed. The dealer (who admittedly has an incentive) and I both felt that a Ndac/'xps+' with this combination isn't heading too far into mullet territory. I'm sure the speakers have more to give - and one day space and rack possibilities may allow that - but for the time being it works well and is a happy compromise.

White is a swmbo non-negotiable. I agree to be fair - room is fairly small and the rest of the furniture is white, as is the RP6.

The photo function on this forum is currently beyond my skill, I'll try again when I've not spent the afternoon juggling 40kg speakers and threading cables!

Posted on: 21 March 2016 by marcusman

Congrats! I've been pretty impressed with the new 800 series but its hard to find a dealer that carries Naim and B&W where I live. I'm fond of the 805d3 due to the size of my room and size of my amp (xs2 + highCapDR).