terrible how? Those are a little bit bright and will be brighter nearfield. They also don't have the best off-axis response so if I were you I'd point them directly at you. You might need some felt or something over the tweeters to lower the treble volume a little bit.
B&W 805 Nautilus for PC?
I picked up a used pair of 805 Nautilus at an estate sale for $500. I could not test them and had to take a gamble. My plan was to use them for my computer as I spend a lot of time working at my desk and wanted something better than my horrible Bose multimedia speakers. I am in search of a good integrated amp but in the meantime I am using an old Denon 1908 receiver to run them. They sound terrible. I am not sure if it is the Denon or the speakers. Is there a good integrated you would recommend that might make these things sing?