I'm currently waiting on a pair of N804s, myself. I have been looking around to answer the same question in a HT setup. Anyway, since I'm hardly an audiophile I've been trying to get smart quickly and I a came across an article you may find interesting. If you go to soundandvisionmag.com and do a search for B&W, you'll find an article regarding the HT setup THEY use in their lab. They happen to use all B&W Nautilus speakers with 803s in the front. I can't remeber what amp they were using (Krell, I think) but in any event, it would be an intereting data point. personally, i just got a marantz sr-18. I think that will be fine for now but will likely stepup to 803s and seperates before my year trade-in is up. also, what made you go for the 803s over the 804s? what do u think about 804s with a rel sub vs. 803s?
Amps for B&W 803?
I just bought a pair of B&W 803s and am looking to flesh out the system with new electronics. I am planning to use Resolution Audio CD50 or Theta Miles as a front end, connected directly to the amplifier, since I have a CD-only setup. Am looking for a power amp, in the $2000-$3000 range (used). Have been thinking about Bryston 4B-St, Classe CA-200, Krell KAV250, Conrad-Johnson MF2500... Don't have time to audition all these. Any opinions out there? Thanks.
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