B W 801II w/upgrade vs. 801III ????

I have 801 III w/ north creeks and they are such an improvement vs. the standard x-over which I think is the weak link of the matrix series. I would keep what you have unless you are planning to have the North Creek's with the 801 III. I still like mine with krell over the newer Nautilus also. The 801's will add more bass too, but can your room handle it also? If the 802's sound tight and reproduce the lower frequencies well enough then I think you have your answer.

I found the stands to be a down grade in that I prefer the tweeters to be almost ear height. I found with proper electronics, cables, etc. that a 1" cone point is best for
true to life sound. The stands in my belief were mainly made for studio situations to raise them above the consoles. Remember they were used in many studios and then the audiophile also tried them for tweaks. If you need or like the stands go for it though. Good choice on the series II with the North Creeks. I also have the latest 801 III boxes and they now come as one for each speaker. The earlier North Creeks used to be four boxes and that has since changed I was told from North Creek.