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Are B&W 805 sig the best imaging monitors ?

I went to my local dealer yesterday to hear some Thiels PCS. After listening to the Thiels for a while I switched to the 805 sigs.. My jaw fell on the floor at the soundstage. We were using CJ MV60, PV14L and a CARY CD. The Theils had a soundstage that was a mile deep with great pinpoint sound location. The 805 were just as deep and percise but also seemed to wrap the soundstage around the room. It was like what I would expect (but still haven't) hear in a multichannel recording. I was listening to SRV Riviera Paradise on just redbook. I wanted to buy the Theils.. Did my brain cells miss-fire or are these really that good? I also tried the non sig but they did not seem as good as the theils.. I was listening to a different track though...
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btrvalik OP
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At this stage I'll give anything a listen.. Do you have a pointer ? I could not find anything on the web.
btrvalik OP
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Did you compair the sig 805 to the non sig 805 ? At first I thought the difference was due to the physical contruction issues of having the tweeter on the top of the box. It seemed like the non-sig didn't even come close but I did not have time to do an extensive A/B. In my experience, once you get to a certain level the differences from one product to the next are typically much more subtle than what I was hearing. It's not like Theil is clueless when it comes to imaging. I'm looking for some verification given the huge difference. I definitely need to do a much more extensive listening...
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