It’s mainly for streaming Tidal through Roon. Jedburgh says the 818v3 is clearly superior to the 218 and I was hoping he could elaborate.

I’ve heard the 3200’s, 5200’s and 7200’s in a side by side comparison a couple of times and always amazed at how good the 3200’s sound especially against the 5200’s. In fact, for many recordings i actually prefer the 3200’s over the 5200’s.

I think that for smaller rooms or at lower volume levels the combined high/mid range driver of the 3200’s produces a smoother sound over the 5200’s. Only when the room is large enough, the volume load enough or the recording complex enough do the 5200’s and 7200’s begin to pull away...

My dealer only has speakers and 200 series components so I’m not sure where I could personally compare the 218 to 818v3.


Finally the proud owner of a 218 and 3200's... Will they grow up to be an 818v3 and 8000 se's???
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