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B&W or JM labs

I want to upgrade my speakers. I currently have the B&W 805 S. What to get inputs on which speakers to go with.

I am looking for some thing efficient like in the range of 91 DB and above.

I have in mind the B&W 800 or the JM labs Divas BE.

There should be some one out there who has compared these.:)
njaferi

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aball
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As a former B&W owner and current JM Lab owner, I agree with Arnold's assessment. The JM Labs are all about the music although I really like the 803D. I also prefer the looks of the JM Labs and their build quality seems to be a notch above B&Ws - but they are more expensive...

The Divas do indeed need room to breath - you will choke them in a small room and their bass performance won't be as good as it could. They got "speaker of the year 2005" award in the French Diapason magazine which I highly respect.

Arthur
aball
2,018 posts
 
I personally prefer JM Labs as well. But is your room large enough for Divas or 800s? They will need WAY more space than 805s do to sound good.
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