B&W 800 DIAMONDS EXPENSIVE ?

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Visited my local hi fi guy yesterday, told me about the new diamond range, it seems that each speaker has went up by approx £2000

is it me or does anyone else think that b&w are taking the proverbial here.

 

[Andrew Everard]

The speakers haven't risen in price: they've been replaced by new models.

 

[Anonymous]

Whats the difference andrew, do you think it justifies the extra outlay

 

[Frank Harvey]

It depends what B&W have done to the new models which dictates price. I'm personally not up on the range at the moment as we don't stock them (yet) so I cna't say what the differences are, but it echoes the change from KEF's Reference range to the /2 models, which if I recall correctly went up by something like 30/40%. But the changes made were pretty big.

Sometimes you have to take large teps in order to forward a speaker's technology/quality.

 

[MattSPL]

Not heard the new diamond range but used to own nautilus 803's. I think the top models, N802,801, and 800 were amazing speakers but the lesser models were too expensive for what you got in comparison.
Only kept the N803's about 8 months.

 

[Andrew Everard]

johnnyjazz:Whats the difference andrew, do you think it justifies the extra outlay

Having not as yet heard the new speakers, I have no way of judging.

 

[Frank Harvey]

They'd have to justify the extra outlay otherwise they won't sell - then they'll have to sell by reputation rather than by demo.

 

[Anonymous]

FrankHarveyHiFi:

They'd have to justify the extra outlay otherwise they won't sell - then they'll have to sell by reputation rather than by demo.

£3750 for a pair of bookshelves, then the stands, then a whole load of kryptonite to drive them, then cables, best part of £10000 to listen to a pair of bookshelves

Prices= 800 series £18500 802, £11500 803, £7500 804, £5750 805 standmounts £3750 HTM2 centre £3950 HTM4 centre £1950

 

[MattSPL]

johnnyjazz:FrankHarveyHiFi:

They'd have to justify the extra outlay otherwise they won't sell - then they'll have to sell by reputation rather than by demo.

£3750 for a pair of bookshelves, then the stands, then a whole load of kryptonite to drive them, then cables, best part of £10000 to listen to a pair of bookshelves

Prices= 800 series £18500 802, £11500 803, £7500 804, £5750 805 standmounts £3750 HTM2 centre £3950 HTM4 centre £1950

Expensive alright. My local shop in Dublin is a B&W dealer so ill have to get a listen

 

[Frank Harvey]

johnnyjazz:£3750 for a pair of bookshelves, then the stands, then a whole load of kryptonite to drive them, then cables, best part of £10000 to listen to a pair of bookshelves

Prices= 800 series £18500 802, £11500 803, £7500 804, £5750 805 standmounts £3750 HTM2 centre £3950 HTM4 centre £1950

It's now cheaper to buy KEF Reference......201/2 standmounts £3k. it'll be an interesting comparison.

 

[Anonymous]

MattSPL:Expensive alright. My local shop in Dublin is a B&W dealer so ill have to get a listen

Matt, i have family in ireland, was over at christmas,great time. Think you might have to pay even more with the way exchange rate is just now

 

[Bodfish]

johnnyjazz:FrankHarveyHiFi:

They'd have to justify the extra outlay otherwise they won't sell - then they'll have to sell by reputation rather than by demo.

£3750 for a pair of bookshelves, then the stands, then a whole load of kryptonite to drive them, then cables, best part of £10000 to listen to a pair of bookshelves

Prices= 800 series £18500 802, £11500 803, £7500 804, £5750 805 standmounts £3750 HTM2 centre £3950 HTM4 centre £1950

I'm not quite sure of the point you're trying to make here...better hope no one mentions the Magico Mini

 

[Frank Harvey]

Bodfish:I'm not quite sure of the point you're trying to make here...better hope no one mentions the Magico Mini

I like the look of the M5's.

 

[Anonymous]

Bodfish:I'm not quite sure of the point you're trying to make here...better hope no one mentions the Magico Minihttp://www.magico.net/?d=03_Products/03_Mini_II/index.html

WOW stunning speaker, now thats how a cabinet should be made, makes the b&w 800 series look like a blue peter project

 

[Frank Harvey]

johnnyjazz: WOW stunning speaker, now thats how a cabinet should be made, makes the b&w 800 series look like a blue peter project

Careful!! You'll invoke MDW......

 

[MattSPL]

johnnyjazz:

MattSPL:Expensive alright. My local shop in Dublin is a B&W dealer so ill have to get a listen

Matt, i have family in ireland, was over at christmas,great time. Think you might have to pay even more with the way exchange rate is just now

Im from Derbyshire myself but have lived in Dublin for 12 years now.
Yes we do tend to get ripped off over here, the euro price often being twice the sterling price. Its not as bad as it was a few years ago but still expensive. Some brands in the shop like cyrus are on par with the UK.