B&W 802III is an average performment speakers at that price, but hard to drive it well. I use PS Lsmbda Transport --> Tara Lab Decade balance --> Wadia 26 DA--> Tara Lab Decade RCA --> ARC LS7 --> Van Dul Second RCA --> Arogon 4004 --> MIT750 BIWIRE --> B&W 802III.

I went down to my local hi fi audio shop. They had a pair of the speakers on display powered by adcom equipment. To Put it is short they guy played DIRE STRAITS for me you all know the tune I'm talking about. WOW did Moses part the RED SEA or did B&W.?

I have been using a pair of Adcom 555's to drive my B & W 802 - II, for the past six years and find the added power is exactly what the 802's need to achieve near audio perfection. I recently added an B & W MTH center speaker to convert to theatre surround. If I had another set of 802's for the rear, I would truly THE PERFECT SURROUND SYSTEM.

I recently cashed in my dissability check for a new pair of speakers,since I have been listening to a pair of 18 year old pair of JBL L-86 studio monitors.I first took my CD of Stanley Clarke's East River Drive, to audition a pair of 802's just for a higher than affordable starting point. They were INCREDABLE, for all the reasons you've alredy heard. Of course I could'nt close to them with a dissability check. Solution....the new B&W P-6's. I had them A/B them, and the difference was non-existent!!!!!They had a price tag at $1800/pair, with some work you can get them down.They are a ***** for me.