B&W 805 D4 | La Vie En Rose - Aoi Teshima | with T+A HV-Series [4Kᵁᴴᴰ]

[@ChicagoRob2]

I have 1997 vintage Matrix 805s and they are still amazing.,

[@michalisdiakostergakis]

The detail in the sound is inconceivable I have fallen in love with these speakers! Thank you for sharing Sound Sommelier!

[@Kingfisher1215]

Inconceivable? Is that really the word you wanted to use?

[@dgnracing3733]

Toujour un plaisir de découvrir c'est matériel merci à vous . Je vous écoute from France

[@danielshepherd2]

That track is amazing. Thankyou and very appreciated

[@christianklein7892]

WOW ‼ Very brilliant sound and a beautiful version of this song , it matches perfectly 💫 T + A has done a great job with the HV Series . Thank You very much for the upload 👍🏾

[@dergore8954]

Sounds like in a bathroom but I have owned the speakers and they are incredible. Also T+A builds great stuff.

[@davidrivera2165]

C'est manifique Sound Sommelier. Cole porter would've loved his classic played via this system. Thank you SS.

[@allansayson5587]

Stunning! Yet just might be the best match to an 805 D4. 🙌

[@DS-wb2we]

they sound amazing

[@probe308]

Perfect match with the amplifer !!

[@realNikoCousin]

love the full uncompressed range! let it ring

[@mr.tortouga6969]

FABULOS SOUND !!!

[@mr.tortouga6969]

@+❶ ❸３１７１❼３➃❼❹hitviaWhatsapp OK THX , OMG !!! 😍

[@mr.tortouga6969]

@UC49SprmEt5jKs9KdSVzkflg HAPPY BIRTHDAY I wish you, the whole team and your concept! I lived to be able to listen to something that has no opponent and that beats any top from afar! As you know, I subscribe to your Channel from the beginning, on the Facebook page and on the Account! I will not lose sight of you and I know that somewhere there is someone who knows well what he does and especially how the tools fit but also the musical pieces depending on the setup! I wish you in the future and in the new year only good and prosperity! gorgeous and luxury auditions! I love you HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! 2O22

[@Rascallucci]

I think the 805s are getting brighter and brighter every generation. May be that's what the B&W customers want because there was a time when the old B&W sound was just too warm. But, I think they might have overdone it a tad. I think if you listen to a few tracks, it may be great, but I am just not sure whether people can handle this level of brightness and detail on extended listening.

[@warsshan]

The diamond tweeters has been made with 801s and 802s in mind, pairing 805s with some richer sounding class A amps or Mcintosh would work just fine, and no silver cables.

[@ChicagoRob2]

My 1997 Matrix 805s actually are on the warm side of neutral.

[@benedyktczydziesty4399]

Great sound !

[@Bassic778]

UNBELIEVABLY HUGE AND DETAILED SOUNDSTAGE!!!!! They sound like full-range floor standing speakers! LOL!!!

[@mornecoetzee735]

The 800 series from B&W is arguably the most detailed speaker you can get. 👌

[@Rascallucci]

Even more detailed than Focal? I am not sure about that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ_RaKWapNd8nc0

[@ganck1147]

@@Rascallucci B&W has a different presentation to Focals. Focals are more prominent in the upper mid range making for a more glaring & forward midrange whereas B&Ws are a tad more relaxed in this region making for a slightly more laid back & sweeter presentation. I prefer the B&W style but sone prefer the Focal presentation. As far as detail goes, B&W are known to excel in this area. Its not without a reason they are used in many prestigious studios around the world.

[@ganck1147]

I am always amused when pple say B&Ws make their ears bleed when nobody ever says that avantgarde or klipsch make their ears bleed. The highs from B&Ws are very detailed & clean but yet smooth & super refined & sweet. Of cos this is only possible when they are appropriately driven.

[@ganck1147]

@Make Money Online i was just generalising…..i haven’t heard the latest 800 D4 series but according to my experience, B&Ws will sound bright & lacking in bass if they are not properly driven. 1st sign of poorly driven B&Ws is always a lack of bass. All things being equal, a lack of bass will make the highs seem especially bright & highlighted. I mentioned klipsch & avantgarde as i heard several spks from these 2 brands that sound really unbearable esp avantgarde. A friend of mine home trialled the avantgarde & told me he cannot listen to the spks in his listening room. He has to listen to them in his garden cos they were too jarring & honky…..just like a Megaphone. :)

[@stevenoconnor5693]

@Taco I prefer the 805 d3 Myself. These seem more picky on component matching to get the sound you may want.

[@jackkryjak2635]

Wow thanks for your efforts. Very Nice

[@makmak908]

That's beautiful 😍 ❤ 💕

[@JorgeNovais]

Lovely sound!

[@paulreading8980]

You are listening to your own speakers!

[@JorgeNovais]

@@paulreading8980 I listened to this track through my high end headphones and even on KZbin, it sounds great!

[@JorgeNovais]

@@paulreading8980 This amplifier is magnificent and its sweet sound reminds me of a valve amplifier. Love it!

[@gsmd770]

Beautiful!!!!!

[@Cooliewhistles]

Beautiful track, you bring the heat sommelier

[@dennishaley4443]

I just ordered this album on Amazon.....wow, what a sound.

[@stevenoconnor5693]

Love these

[@m.q-zersky47]

OMG. it sounds very impressive, even when listening to it on KZbin. I ordered walnut version of this speakers. I'm so inpatient to hook them up to my amplifier and just let the music be. Course that is, what this speakers do. They let the music be just, well, music, I guess. Sorry guys for my English.

[@hoygising1]

U said u purchased the 805s how was it? Bass is good?

[@m.q-zersky47]

@@hoygising1 Hi, Yes, Bass is very good. Low, well controlled, fleshy. I'm very happy with them. Best speakers I ever had.

[@mustafakocak3292]

Wow....insane artwork...

[@arneliobautista7554]

Fantastic

[@SoundRoomByKrzysztof]

Nice music, good sound 👍👍👍

[@roninnovastar1321]

they sound super sonic !!! even over my crappy internal computer speakers.

[@fabioscimeca936]

Ottimo suono,complimenti.

[@melihcankip2743]

Very nice video

[@labalo5]

This sounds beautiful. Double S delivers!

[@Nataswen]

Great setup, but I’d be very lucky to get to the 3rd song of my favourite album with this brightness

[@Cooliewhistles]

This is KZbin,com sir

[@dickati]

I agree. The piano and drums sound okay but the voice far too bright. It could be the recording.

[@Hutzjohn]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ArnaudSiemons]

If one can afford a room like this one can afford these great speakers I suppose.

[@alltimefavoritesongs2135]

Amazing bass

[@ДмитрийКиселёв-ы5х]

Отличное звучание👍👍👍

[@tomhirschel8524]

Great video.

[@velihannannesi4315]

Ses sistemi harika 😍

[@AudioElectronicsChicago]

Great setup

[@michaelluo3363]

Magico A1

[@Kingfisher1215]

Beautiful setup and sounds great, but this song only sounds proper with Edith singing it. I know the recording isn’t great fidelity, but it’s how the song is supposed to sound.

[@miguelramonmonzongonzalez965]

buena combinación 👌

[@무손실]

소리가 너무 좋네요 ^^

[@brianvportugal1155]

Sounds great! Glad you publish the components along with the speakers. Would you consider including the cables? Your room seems to be well treated just by the sound. Which is your favorite system?

[@timmotel5804]

WoW

[@andreasomenzi5194]

Gioielli autentici… favoloso sistema. Ed i bassi ? Un poco più intendo magari un 33hz 😊

[@jantheuer8717]

804 D4

[@chopparapuparameshwar1691]

This German brand is brilliant!

[@Srduende]

B&W is a UK product

[@Martin-jc5kr]

No, T+A is an German product 😉

[@ganck1147]

I am pretty sure if this 805D4 was driven by an LFD NCSE mk3, it will be even better than this T&A combo. My humble LFD LE3 has seen off many much more exp amps. And nobody seems to know that LFD & B&W is a match made in heaven. For me british Hifi is still the most musical & sophisticated!

[@frederikjacob1985]

@@ganck1147 so thru! But for me personally, the b&w and accuphase (class a) combination is still the best.

[@optidejyadubenko1165]

My favorite version of this song is the one by Grace Jones

[@Antibackgroundnoise]

Aww yeah man just tidaled it. Love this track and also love Grace Jones but never would have thought they came together 👍

[@Supratube1]

I liked, commented, subscribed, and hit the bell notification button. So this means I get a free pair sent to me right? Thanks

[@mechdude1]

YES....of course. YOUR pair... is on a container ship... Just off the coast of California... LoL

[@klaymoon1]

Great video. Beautiful sounds! A touch too forward.

[@momonone]

nice~

[@mehmetozankaya9664]

Güzel video

[@영민김-p2l]

T+A가 b&w를 궁극적인 스피커로 만드네요

[@dnadamin1001]

Amazing! 👏

[@fabriziobibo7619]

👌👌👍👍👏🇮🇹

[@SoCalFreelance]

I would be curious to hear an A/B test with the 805's against KEF LS50 Meta

[@mysock351C]

The KEF LS50 Metas will be much more neutral. Due to the lack of any baffle and use of a conventional "dome" shape for the diamond tweeter diaphragm sans any guide, these have a HUGE suck out right in the 2-3 kHz region. With the reverberant room they have kind of a neat "distant" sound to them even in the recording, but it makes a lot of the formants sound almost "slurred" due to the variations there. I sort of remember that when I heard the larger 800 series as well in person. If it was not for the odd design, they would be truly fantastic speakers. They have much more capable drivers than the LS50's do. They still sound very good, but the messiness right in the middle puts a bit of a ding in the tonality.

[@cyjase]

@@mysock351C comparing the B&W 805 with the KEF Reference would be more appropriate I believe

[@SpaghettiKillah]

mysock351C Stop spilling this non sense under every video please. It's getting ridiculous. Get a life.

[@ganck1147]

I hv compared my old cm6s2 with the original LS50 & to me there was no comparison. Cm6S2 far more transparent, bigger with superb depth & soundstage layering not to mention more PRAT & dynamic. Of cos for this to happen, B&W must be properly driven. The LS50 sounded murky & smoky after the CM6s2. So i would think that 805D4 will probably smoke LS50 meta too. Ymmv.

[@mysock351C]

@@SpaghettiKillah I have a life, and have done lots of measurements. It’s not nonsense, it’s called science you dolt. It’s really not hard, but audiophiles have their heads shoved up their asses. What is getting ridiculous is audiophiles being conned into buying this stuff. These things are just furniture that plays music. That is all.

[@57bleunico]

Le détail apporté est impressionnant ainsi que les basses pour un si petit volume. Je me demande ce que ça donne sur une musique rock ? Autant de détails n'est il pas fatiguant à la longue ? Merci. Cdt.

[@ihcnarf]

Very good , what s the reference for electronics please ?

[@hansiangng2808]

what also captivated me is the rack shelve.. it is leather?!

[@Chris-ih4hj]

Holy sht

[@claudiogiulioni2351]

Mi piacerebbe ascoltare un brano dei Queen, Rolling Stones, BruceSpringsteen.

[@yippie6862]

Way too bright and sharp for my ears. The combo is not working for me.

[@paulreading8980]

You are listening to your own speakers not B&W's

[@tclee4162]

What speaker cable do you use?

[@omersalihgencdal3394]

Güzel sistem

[@Sky-8646]

Can rotel michi x5 sounds the same?

[@bigkidstoysav1531]

This was such a great video! It would be great if you let us know your thoughts on our NEW video!

[@vangmx]

T+A PA3100HV Integrated Amp. My goodness. Only $24k. lol

[@R020777]

Say Stop!... to audio pornography 😉 Well done

[@scaf_007vs3]

who's the artist here? in the description I believe it's in Japanese and that doesn't help me at all 😆

[@patriotV]

Aoi Teshima - La Vie en Rose

[@hieunguyentrung4774]

Which country sound somelier is??

[@lederppz6202]

Lol you’re still hearing it through your current speaker guys. Relax.

[@ibz925]

B n w will kill your ears with the shrillness

[@mykolaruban3201]

Good evening, please tell me which microphone was the recording made on?

[@mehmetozankaya9664]

Faydalı

[@タケぽん-r2d]

手嶌葵の選曲が👍

[@牧園-m4x]

A lot of “siiii” sound

[@kinggodzilla7647]

That's called vocal sibilance, indicating the speaker is too clinical.

[@mysock351C]

@@kinggodzilla7647 No waveguide to help mesh the tweeter with the woofer. This causes the off-axis to be just random sounds from 1-3 kHz, which sound different than the direct sound. It muddles a lot of the speech formants. Its possible to make that design work, but they need to redesign the tweeter.

[@TV-ew3gt]

Дизайн усилителя с синими LCD индикаторами скорее отталкивает.

[@OSQQ123]

B&W makes very nice looking speakers, but very fatiguing and harsh to the ears. Some will say that the details are in the high frequencies, but I prefer to lose some details in favor of musical warm sounding speakers that I can listen to for hours

[@DandyAudiophile]

I agree , recently changed my CM10s2 for a pair of Sonus Faber. I love them.

[@cyjase]

I also switched from B&W to KEF for similar reasons......both are great performers, but KEF is more neutral and relax for long term listening

[@vespapa-and-mama]

A terrible rendered voice sibillance! 🤦‍♂️ For that money...

[@m.q-zersky47]

I would like to make a stipulation. Don't forget guys that we are listening to this speakers on KZbin. I owned several B&W speakers and never found them harsh sounding or being to bright. I think they sound very natural. I just ordered pair of these.

[@scaf_007vs3]

@@DandyAudiophile which sonus faber model? I have Dynaudio C1 Platinum right now but was thinking of changing it up for a pair of small floor standing speakers. B&W 804 D4 and Sonus Faber Serafino Tradition are on my radar. There is a B&W dealer an hour away (although they usually don't stock 800 series) from my location but no Sonus Faber close by. It's very difficult to listen to high end products before buying so basically I'm looking for an experienced opinion. Thanks!

[@RyanZNO]

People actually thinking they’re listening to these through a KZbin video 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@piotrkonieczynski]

Highs drilling my head. Too bright.

[@MichaelAmster]

The tweeters are way too bright for me. All is get is sibilance - gonna blame the B&W since those do run hot.

[@troia780]

I got high

[@Dr.Ignazio]

B&W 805d4 👎🏼vs Wharfedale linton ✌️

[@genesis667]

You're dreaming...

[@Dr.Ignazio]

@@genesis667 not only yet. I have booth!!

[@genesis667]

@@Dr.Ignazio I have the 805 speakers too. A $1700 budget pair of speakers is not going to outperform an $8k pair of speakers. Not gonna happen!

[@Dr.Ignazio]

@@genesis667 don’t get me wrong with my answer. It’s only that Linton sounds like a more expensive speakers (over 4000-5000 euros). That’s all!

[@Dr.Ignazio]

Sorry but it happens with an Aperion súper tweeter!! Linton a hits these speakers so far. But sorry to hear that you spend 8000$ in these speakers. With a 2000$ budget I get more detailed and wide image.

[@Heinz_2000]

Boah, does anyone really like this? Unnatural highs that you always hear, but never original in nature, bass that just booms and has no contour or control... Sorry, I find this idea exactly the way that I will definitely not buy these boxes...

[@ВалерийВал-ч2ч]

Звук г какое-то, все свистит в мусор их)))

[@michaelcorlet2998]

Sounds hollow.

[@DougMen1]

Way too sucked out in the midrange, and too hot on top, resulting in very unnaltural, unmusical, and unlistenable sound, trying way too hard to be "Hi-Fi". The last great 805, that was very natural and musical, was the 805S

[@brentcollins9727]

Beautiful!!!!