Oct 07, 2009 the matrix 801 s2 or s3 are excellent buys. The 808 is a 3way speaker system utilizing 5 drivers. There was a german hi fi magazine that had a redesigned crossover for n804s. Stereophiles lewis lipnick crowned it class a and that was that. If someone heard this speaker and didnt think it was spectacular, then they have a terrible room and or terribly matched amplification. Setting the crossover to 50hz, the avr will try to send 50hz and below to the sub, and 50hz and above to the speakers, though the speaker is going to struggle with the stuff below 80hz, so you will lose some of the 5080ish hz frequencies. Launching your program if your programs installation was successful you can launch your program by doubleclicking its icon in crossover. Id like to replace parts like the binding posts and maybe parts of the crossovers. I decided to find something else that can beat them, but i couldnt. Ads for the matrix 801 and 802 series 2 of 1987 also mostly mandated the use of this filter. The 600 series was designed to bring you closer than ever to the music and movies you love. I have heard my friends matrix 801s2 with crossover fix and they sound so much better than the 803 maybe his room has a. The non ferrofluid series 2 tweeter is a remarkable device.
The early matrix series below the 80s 801, 802, 805 were dry like dust. Thats a pretty bold statement and i can already hear lots of people out there screaming at me for saying this so let me try to back it up. If not, these vintage models are pretty easy to resell. It was the culmination of a multiyear development program that left no stone unturned in looking for ways to improve every facet of the lineups performance. W 801 matrix series three 3 way loudspeakers in beautiful black ash finish. On my system it is never harsh and i am very sensitive to harshness. Ive read that these are still considered pretty decent, but im concerned about the condition these are in. That usually means that the new parts do not fit in the old system. There are a lot of differences between n805 and s805 for example, the s805 case is made from a different kind of wood. I have swapped the speaker over to the other side and the problem also moves over.
Bw 2004 zmf bowers wilkins service manual by eldencullen issuu. Although some disagreed, many called it the greatest dynamic speaker of the day. Bowers and wilkins 801 manual loudspeaker system hifi. Throughout both design and production model 801 is a truly no compromise product where cost in every instance is secondary to performance. These have had light use, playing vinyl through a vintage mac 1900 sterio. Storied sound for every moment 600 series when sound is delivered with the utmost of clarity and brilliance, it turns every moment into an experience.
But the woofer zobel mod allows the woofer to run about 2 db hotter. Can anybody advise how to remove casters on 801 series 2. I havent read anything that indicates i should look at the 801 matrixs, and price wise even used diamonds are out of my reach, so ive also started looking at the 804 matrix series. They were repaired some time ago under warranty and i was given the choice of series 3 tweeters for the cost of one tweeter. Both series were very expensive new and really are amazing still. I used a bryston 10 b sub after the linestage, driving directly the bass drivers i bypassed the internal passive bass crossover with two mono ss amps two mono gryphon m100, and driving the. Some ask if they can convert one version of a model to another eg matrix 801 series 2 to series 3. All prices shown are per individual item unless otherwise specified. Resolution is not the level of the nautilus series with fst driver let alone the new diamonds but the series 2 and 3 matrix series were real reference quality. The auction is for a single crossover, if you want to purchase a matched pair. The 1993 advent of the flagship nautilus speaker brought a raft of new ideas to the fore, leading to a broader range of products and resulting in the highly acclaimed nautilus 800 series. Listening to the ethereal soprano voice of sara macliver as she sang the pie. There were three floorstanding speakers in the legend series.
These are wonderful sounding stereo speakers that originally sold for. Jan 02, 2018 after the legend series was discontinued, the dedicated midrange horn became a feature reserved for the heritage and palladium series. This turns the speaker into an outrageously musical transducer, with punchy, toe tapping bass, and a warm, sonus faber type of creamy sound. The series 3 crossover requires the ferrofluid tweeter. Dont dedicate gigabytes of critical hard drive space on.
Oct 08, 2015 im wondering if the 802 matrix series 2 or 3 would remedy that. Front ports helped bass on both though the series 2 had a better cabinet, crossover and overload protection. The move from matrix to nautilus was much more of a revelation than a refinement, although both share common objectives. If they and the recording engineers involved are satisfied that what they hear through the speakers accurately reproduces what occurred in. Need info on the 801 s80 vs 801s n or d series inwalls as rears. Matrix 3crossovermanualthe 100the unitwindows xp macsportyamazon. I owned and enjoyed these speakers for over eight years. Jul 09, 2016 same song play with the same system, only speakers are different. Apr 17, 2011 fleetwood mac rumours 45 rpm vinyl reissue 3 duration. In general it is not easy to do this, because we have a tendency to change the way we put things together when we make a model change. Cancel noise and get immersed in your music with inear headphones built on the. Realizing this problem, bowers uses panels of musicians who have performed in specific recordings to ascertain musical integrity between originals and facsimiles.
Read the article on the matrix 801 series 2 in a online stereophile article. Crossover is the most economical choice for running windows on mac. Crossover should then report that the installation is complete. Not necessarily a new crossover, but at least a replacement of existing components with the best possible coils and caps within a decent price range, hence this article on how to upgrade your nineties.
If no application icon shortcuts are created you can try manually launching your windows program using crossover run command. Unlike other crossplatform compatibility solutions, crossover doesnt require that you purchase a costly windows license in order to run windows apps on your mac computer. Run windows software on mac with crossover codeweavers. Being a fan of the 800 series and having crossovers, medium and high drivers 801. On one speaker the apoc system comes on and mutes the speaker too early. Note please read this entire ad, otherwise you may not receive a reply thank you. In that time, the company has created a variety of speaker models with specs and features to fit a myriad of different audio situation. Oct 06, 2008 an m1 is specced as 3db at 80hz, so i suspect you may actually want to set the crossover to 90 or 100 hz.
The 801 nautilus, which is 36 years old, and the 801d, which is from the new line that was introduced. Im drawn to the 801s over 802s for the better bass extension of the 801 and the fact that it is series 2 which supposedly. I can tell you from owning the series 2 801s for many years that if you are experiencing brightness, something is wrong, somewhere. As soon as i install this software and attempted to open it it kept crashing on me. I would like to hear from anyone who has had the crossovers on these currently set up for biwire. Matrix 801 series 2 speaker system pdf manual download. While the original 801 monitor had its strong points, i was never satisfied with the detached and muddy. Both giant killers in their day and still hold up well. Thats surprising, as this speaker model is heralded as being one of the most popular highend speakers produced in the past 25 years. I called customer service support to assist me but it wouldnt stop the software from crashing again. Along with a price increase across the line, changes to the crossover networks, and the 804 and 805 will go diamond 804d and 805d, and no more 803s.