It seems that the 800D’s are much more fussy than the 802D’s. Too close and the midrange starts to sound forward. Too far from the listening seat and focus suffers. Too close to each other and the bass is overwhelming. Too far apart and the bass is thin and imaging is vague. Although the 800D’s need to be positioned carefully if you want to hear them at their best. The iconic 800D is compared to its smaller brother Nautilus 804, the Magnepan MG3.6R, and the Synthese Floating 2Ībove: placed on the outside of the Magnepans that are at this time still in their ideal positions, the 800D’s look nice, but this is far from the optimal placement for the 800D’s.
