I have heard the 802D3 and 803D3 both on McIntosh amps (mc611).
The 803D3 has no bass… for me me at least. It sounds thin. The 802D is better and with your budget I would be looking at the 800D, your room is fine.
I have owned B&W in the passed and it really wore on my ears. I was happier when I moved on a long time ago. I really like McIntosh amps, though they are not popular on this site. I A/B a few amps and bought the MC462 which I am happy with.
Once I had the Wilson Audio Sophia 3, 802D2 and Thiel 3.7 in the same room/ system for a back to back A/B with a few A/B of amps thrown in there too. Moved speakers around to their best spot for each one (awesome dealer!). That day the B&W held their own but it was easy to see they were colored once played back to back like that. B&W is very detailed but the frequency response is a rollercoaster. When you demo listen closely to the upper mids of the 800s and make sure you can live with it long term.
The thing that stood out in this A/B was the dispersion pattern of each speaker and how it effected sound stage.
The 803D3 has no bass… for me me at least. It sounds thin. The 802D is better and with your budget I would be looking at the 800D, your room is fine.
I have owned B&W in the passed and it really wore on my ears. I was happier when I moved on a long time ago. I really like McIntosh amps, though they are not popular on this site. I A/B a few amps and bought the MC462 which I am happy with.
Once I had the Wilson Audio Sophia 3, 802D2 and Thiel 3.7 in the same room/ system for a back to back A/B with a few A/B of amps thrown in there too. Moved speakers around to their best spot for each one (awesome dealer!). That day the B&W held their own but it was easy to see they were colored once played back to back like that. B&W is very detailed but the frequency response is a rollercoaster. When you demo listen closely to the upper mids of the 800s and make sure you can live with it long term.
The thing that stood out in this A/B was the dispersion pattern of each speaker and how it effected sound stage.