B&W 802 Diamond or 800 Nautilus


I am looking to upgrade from my 802 Nautilus and will buy either of the above speakers on the used market. I have heard that the 800N is lean whereas the 802D is fuller....etc....I do not want to go to he 800N if it has a leaner balance on the low end than the 802 I own.
I am using Levinson 436 monoblocks to drive them so PLENTY of current.
15x21 room and some treatment. Has anyone owned both? Pleaswe help me out!!
Thanks,
Bill
billandsol

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I had the 802N which was a pretty good speaker. I then went to the 802D which I didn't really like.If it had been 8 or 9K I would have considered not bad but it didn't sound like a 14K speaker to me. I have since went to the new 800 diamond and this speaker is a very very good speaker( much much better than the D series).
Don't confuse the "D" series with the Diamond series. While they look almost identical the Diamond series are simply superb were as the "D" series is just "OK".....