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What is that single behemoth in the background? Looks like a 3 way on steroids, the woofer bigger than the 12"s in the dB-1 box subs.
Despite some booming, the McIntosh midrange came through in spades. When Kevin next turned to Harnoncourt's recording of the Mozart Requiem, the system's ability to convey the scale of a large orchestra left me wishing I could win the lottery so we could expand our music room.
"These speakers breathe humanity" were my final notes about the pairing of Bowers & Wilkins 800D3 speakers ($30,000/pair) with two Bowers & Wilkins DB1 Subwoofers ($9000 total). The other essentials of this system: McIntosh C1100 preamp with phono stage ($14,000), MC611 mono amplifiers ($15,000/pair), MCD550 CD player ($6500), and MT10 turntable ($11,000); Aurender A30 server ($18,000); Bowers & Wilkins Formation audio server/streamer ($699); Solid Tech racks and stands ($6500); and Synergistic Research PowerCell 12 UEF SE power conditioner ($6495), Atmosphere cabling ($29,500 total), and room acoustics products ($4500).
What is that single behemoth in the background? Looks like a 3 way on steroids, the woofer bigger than the 12"s in the dB-1 box subs.
(Big ass center channel.)
Call it the 800000D33333.
I saw the same illusion!
Terminator Michelin Man, Cyclops variant.
This system sounded nice, but nowhere near the cost of the gear.
'Stay Puft Marshmallow Man' :-) ..........