The Tao

Dgad,Thanks! You should put up a virtual system thread, the more the merrier. I love checking out what other people have done with their own space(s).

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Update posted:For a sense of perspective: The room dimensions are ~33' x ~18' x ~9' (& ~7.7') (Length x Width x Height). The ceiling is ~9' in the center area (the tray ceiling area...

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Sean Turner from HiFiBuysNashville did an incredible job of voicing the speakers. Before the voicing started I had them in a position that wasn't terrible, but the very bottom of the bass was disco...

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The Wilson Watt Puppy 8 speakers arrived on Wednesday. A friend and I set them up and the dealer came and voiced them today. All I can say is, breathtaking. The difference is night and day between ...

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Shadorne,That's a nice read, thanks for posting it.Switching albums that had this issue to other speakers revealed that not all speakers have those characteristics that bothered me ...

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Shadorne,Definitely not a bad speaker at all. My friend recently mentioned to me that I just don't like the characteristic laid British sound as much as the more forward American presentati...

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Shadorne,It isn't a consideration I think. I had the 802D speakers in this same room without any treatments, with a little bit of treatments and with the room completely re-designed via a R...

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Yes, somewhere in my AVS thread (on page #4 I think), there are graphs. Not the first comparison graph but t...

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Joey_v,They openend up a whole new world for me. Enjoy! ;)

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Joey_v,They are diffusors, that is correct. I do have a diffusor in the front of the room. The passive resonator, or polycylindrical diffusor as it is termed in the Master Handbook ...

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Though... I don't know if those cheaper versions will work as well.

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Joey_v,There are cheaper versions that use different number combinations and sizes, etc, as well. I don't think you can get any of those custom painted though, but if you don't mind airbrus...

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Joey_v,I don't remember off the top of my head. I think the price was around $300 with the custom paint. I ordered them over 7 months ago, so I'm not 100% sure on that. $300 seems right, be...

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Joey_v,Those panels are RPG Skylines (High Profile versions - not the Low Profile versions, or LPs for short). They are made by RPG Diffusion Systems Inc., and they custom paint them to any...

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BTW, in terms of the 802D again, I have heard the raspiness I was hearing referred to before in reviews as "nasally." I also forgot one of the other things that bothered me, often music w...

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I also asked my wife's advice on what color to make the treatments (RPG skylines and absorbers). She said, the same color, or as close as possible to the wall and ceiling color. I tried to convince...

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Joey_v,Don't get me wrong. The 802Ds are excellent speakers. They just didn't have the combination of sound elements I was looking for ultimately. Some people love the British sound, it eve...

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Amfibius,Thank you, it took a lot longer than I expected (the thread and the room!). I appreciate you taking the time to look at it, I had fun making it (both the room and the thread). Sadl...

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Joey_v,There were a few things I didn't like about the 802D. The first was the laid back vocals, they receded to far behind most of the other sounds (my friend calls that the laid-back Brit...

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I love them thank you! Sorry it took so long to respond, I don't check here very often. Once I update the pictures and get my new speakers (replacing the B&W 802Ds - which I have already sold), I'l...

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&pageHere is an easier to click link to my HT construction thread. I am less than a week away from room completion. The electrical work might take a little longer and then I will need some time to ...

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Hate to break it to you, but unless you forgot to upload the new pictures, or you uploaded them and they didn't upload correctly because of technical problems, those aren't the newer 802D speakers....

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