B&W Speakers with MCINTOSH Amplifiers: A POWERFUL Combo

[@hatoraidcowboy]

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[@timtube181276]

got the B&W 803 D4 in gloss black and Mcintosh MA7200 integrate amp a wonderful sound stage

[@KP-oe8sk]

A100K unit is out of reach of all people. $20 k is the Line for most? $10K is for the others and 3-5 K is for the rest of us deaf dumb and blind?

[@marc6652]

Ideal combo when you have 100.000€ / £ / $ in excess on your bank account. And the big living room to go with.

[@HiFinest343]

I have those exact speakers, absolutely love them!

[@hatoraidcowboy]

NOICE!

[@jimhamlin6551]

Incredible engineering by these companies ....always liked them ...I did hear some B&W speakers a few years ago at my dealer at London Audio ..I think they were the top of the line ...and I couldnt believe my ears...I didnt know bass could go that low and sound so ...I am at a loss for words to describe it..just something you have to hear yourself ! Enjoy your experience with this top of the line gear...it leaves you in complete awe..Now to win the lottery! lol!

[@hatoraidcowboy]

B&W always sounds great. They make some CT speakers(custom theater) and they are very impressive.

[@stephencosta6814]

Lol😊 100% right

[@iampuzzleman282]

Great job with the biamp section, so happy you recorded this. The guy from McIntosh did a superb job explaining pitfalls of biamping solid state and tubes. I like mc901 but I'm concerned it generates too much heat. The 462 may not be enough power for the bass , 300 watts, for my 802 D3's. I currently have a 600 W mac Mono amplifiers (611 model). Strange that heat deters me more than the price.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@hom2fu]

hot topic

[@nelsonclub7722]

Yeah I agree - I suspect that guy who said 'yes, I do that' didn't really understand the question

[@patrickmeylemans9627]

You don’t need much power to drive the speaker but you are using 2kw/channel?

[@andyhanson5935]

As a Big Mac MA9000 playing through B&W 803D3's I can confirm the combination is sublime. End game for me.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Noice! Thanks for sharing

[@stephencosta6814]

I would agree with that😊

[@hatoraidcowboy]

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[@waden404]

While I'll prob never be able to afford this stuff, the guy explaining the Mactintosh stuff..def knows his stuff.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Yea he’s extremely knowledgeable.

[@winfriedjager5914]

My ma1200 + 802d4 is top!

[@taon707]

audiophile amps in 2024 is just wrong, we can buy a 1k& Hypex Class D amp kit and it will perform better than any 50k mcintosh amp

[@АлександрСоловьёв-д2е5м]

mcintosh tweeters from cars with dispersal lens)))))

[@robertw.1499]

That McIntosh logo is probably the worst in the HiFi world and doesn't do justice to the quality of such equipment.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

That’s the first time I’ve heard that lol

[@YOKOOL66]

Me,my 2 brothers & father went to a audio demo at World Wide Stereo! We seen & heard the B & W’s plus the McIntosh. Those speakers sounded amazing with the McIntosh’s!

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Yea they do!

[@deanbrandon3615]

I have the 705 s3. I also have a B&W sub. Now my dilemma, I have it hooked up to a Hegel 190. Seems a good match, but would McIntosh change the sound that much? The Hegel is 150w, so could handle the Mac amps?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

That’s a very good question.

[@Joni_Papillon]

One thing they never explain is the price

[@BobbyDazzler888]

First they sell you product without price, when sold, they tell you the price once committed

[@mph7282]

@@BobbyDazzler888like a lot of super high end things, if you have to ask the price, you can’t afford it.

[@ModelA]

There's a certain kind of customer to whom they sell. The price is meaningless. Having the absolute best is all that matters. I ain't that guy.

[@ugaais]

$300,000 for a SOHO 1 McIntosh system

[@ogthebog2381]

This guy is a valuable resource. He is like an ancient relic which you can use to see back in time. He speaks so slow, the words take a few light years to reach your ears. These time travelling frequencies are literally filled with historic and scientific data which scientists can use to decipher universe mysteries.

[@halrichard1969]

thanks :D

[@gadymarcus5297]

magnifico.🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@butstough]

"in the crossover tweeters and mids are padded down, theres a big resistor throwing away maybe 80% of your power" is the biggest sales department lie i've ever heard about how crossovers actually work. im disappointed this is coming from someone wearing a mcintosh shirt

[@muddwhistle7833]

No, Wilson Audio WAMM Master Chronosonic (weight 1690 pounds) and Boulder Audio 3050 Amplifier (weight 380 pounds)

[@Banannalands]

I love listening to music and I consider myself a bit of a hi-fi nerd and having a pre-amp and a power amp (or two) is one thing but this many components seems so unnecessary.

[@justinbailey6515]

For 99.5% of people, it's pointless. Having a sound capable of 10-30k hz sound stage is pointless if the person (99.9 of us over 30) are incapable of hearing even 70% of that range. Having said that, all of these high end systems share one thing. They are pieces of art. They look nice. I have a lot of expensive watches. Are they better than a Casio? No, in most cases, they are less accurate but it doesn't matter. It's a piece of functional art that I like. Same with this. IDK why but audiophiles are like religious zealots that want to believe that they are getting something more than just appearances with these devices.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

@justinbailey6515 LOL

[@ec6843]

LOL no. Not with the fake detail of B&W speakers.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Can you expound? Lol

[@iampuzzleman282]

2kw monos are stupid, three chassis is stupid. 1.2 make more sense. Three chassis amplifiers a really really stupid. 2 chassis mono amplifiers seem to be more appropriate but that's normally not done. Guy from McIntosh did a great job explaining the 2kw monos. But they still seem kind of ridiculous

[@ashleyjackson8538]

He just explained my experience with tube amp . Which may have had a moody transformer in the first place .

[@philipw7058]

The best compo is Classe and the owners of B&W.

[@fredsanke8710]

Excessive.... 😮😮😮

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

Basically doing what a differential input does in a slightly different way. Very good idea great way to reduce basically all noise.

[@GeeLee1957]

I auditioned a pair of 702 S3 in a controlled room. I was sad to say I was not impressed. I put my ears up to the tweeter and it sounded the same as my Def Tech 8060s I have a home but a little more bright. I was hoping for perfect clearity of the highs. I will bring my speakers to the store to compare them later this year. I really had I expectations for these speakers.

[@tagtag-connected5263]

Are you joking? Def Techs for clarity? 😀. Def Techs are for home theatre plus bass and that is about it. 702 S3 need to be paired with a proper subwoofer like a REL 502s at minimum and the sound should be superior to anything Def techs have. The 702 S3 are very revealing but they lack that earth shaking bass but if you pair them with decent subs you will get close to the 800s halfway between a D2-D3 plus you can move independently the subs to optimal locations which you cannot with a standard speaker.

[@fatdoi003]

my preference will be dCS source and Gryphon pre + power

[@NicolaDiNisio]

The Macintosh guy made a great presentation of his hybrid monoblocks. I've actually seen them at my hi-fi shop a week ago as I went to audition the 803 D4 that I eventually bought 😊

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Congrats!

[@Mr.Bojangles12]

Whats something like that run ya😂

[@gmanbuffny]

Nice - plus the description on the amps , how much? Too make it happen in the living room.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

I’m not sure on pricing.

[@fisephalnoxt]

Around $100K

[@fredsanke4070]

Too technical for me😮

[@hatoraidcowboy]

LOL Same for me 😂

[@drepark2294]

I literally just got a pair of 704 s2 from Best Buy over the weekend. $800 including tax with a minor chip on one at the bottom. I feel like I stole them.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

LOL Noice steal!

[@ChicagoRob2]

Highway robbery. I started out with B&W DM6s 45 years ago. Moved up to 801 S2s, and have owned Matrix 805s for 26 years.

[@hectorguevara6069]

So knowledgeable... wish I had the $$ to afford the Mac's. I have the B&W's but will never be able to afford a worthy amp.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

What are you currently powering them with?

[@hectorguevara6069]

@@hatoraidcowboy just a plain Sony STR-DN610... nothing to write home about.

[@ChicagoRob2]

Pick up a pair of Schiit Audio Tyr mono- blocks. I have them on my B&W Matrix 805s and they are my end-game amplifiers. They control the speakers with an iron grip, while sounding extremely neutral and transparent. Best value out there, bar none.

[@rhdtv2002]

Serious stuff.

[@tausha46]

THANKS

[@RafaMarie]

Apologies for the critic but get a new cameraman. The Hatoriad Cowboy is talking... yes... with his hands. Focus on the product he is presenting to us. Also take a step or two back to take in the whole product and then move in when he is focusing on the details of the product.

[@BobbyDazzler888]

Maybe he didn’t have that option with chairs and people in the room. Stop whining, its free information

[@hatoraidcowboy]

BINGO.

[@joeyg7458]

b&w are over rated speakers with drives made in china

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Alot of speaker companies make their products in China

[@BobbyDazzler888]

And typing on your Chinese phone or computer

[@joeyg7458]

Oddly my friends b&W sub went out today while I was at his place e and he called B&W support who told him to call geek squad at Best Buy who subsequently told him they don’t repair B&W…Chinese crap with crappy support…I feel sorry for you folks ..BTW my IPhone 15pro max which I’m typing on ,is made in India.

[@MrStarbor]

Amazing presentation..thou kind a touhg to understand completely Amazing man with incredable knowledge...am blown away