B&W 805 Diamonds

I have always enjoyed this speaker as a monitor. Pair it with a REL sub and you are set.  I owned the 805 pre-diamond series. Still, a very musical monitor.
I used Rotel separates and Transparent MM2 IC and SP cabling.

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XPA seems a good match for the 805. The guy I bought the D3 from swore that they are so much better than the D2 (he seemed an expert on B&W judging from the fact he had at least three 800-series sets in his house). I never compared them.

D3's have to be awesome!Im using xpa 1mono amps with 805d2's and a Goldenear xxl sub.I thought xpa 1's with the B&W s would be a bad match but I'm happy with the sound,I had the amps already.The Goldenear xxl blends great with my speakers.I wouldn't have picked the xxl myself but it was recommended by a local dealer and now I like it a lot!

I bought a pair of used 805 D3 with the stand for a little over $4K, and they sound so much better than my previous speakers (Magnepan mini). I am driving them with a Peachtree Nova 150 (class D) and I have a small REL T5 to fill in the bass.

Sometimes I find the high frequencies to be too pronounced. Maybe a "warmer" tube amp would be a better match.

Ive experienced them several times and compared them to similar and lower speakers - they sound great and coherent.  Pair it with a warm amp or preamp and you're golden.  Add a sub, and you could just very well be close to being done. 

Good speaker at a fair price point.