B&W vs. Sonus Faber

Thanks,
I know SR is 4 ohms vs 8 for b&w.  I wasn’t listening with same setup.  So hard to compare sounds.  Have a Macintosh amp and a high end tube amp and hear Mac does better with b&w.  Have not heard much about sf and what I have heard is good but not as strong as b&w.  Maybe the ultra high end sf spkrs are really good but the lower end of their range is not very good.

802s are monsters but do like the larger bass driver size.  Leaning to the 803s probably black vs rose which I don’t think works with 803s (fine for 804s which I have). I have a 12 inch asw 2000 b&w sub. 

803s seem like a woman with a devilish outgoing flare vs a more refined sophisticated wine drinking type.


I have diverse musical interests, excluding rap and opera. 

Not sure buying used spkrs is a good idea.  No idea if they were abused and you’ll never have full confidence about what you have.  
Used cars ok, but speakers a lot tougher.

Seems if you have a Mac amp b&w speakers would work.  Did notice that 803s are rated up to 500 watts.  Quite an appetite vs 804s being rated up to 200 watts.  

If you drink while judging spkrs, you’ll like anything including Bose

So hard to chose.  Maybe do a blend.  Buy SF for left side and BW for right side.  Best of both worlds.  

Dispersion is a trait not given much attention.  Seems really important for a smaller room.  A pain if sweet spot restricts where you sit. Hate that.  Need a wide open stage.

B&w being bright seems to reflect a more accurate portrayal of live performances which tend to be bright.  For heavily mixed studio recordings as most tend to be b&w may offer a too bright reveal.  So you need two sets of main speakers to coexist. 

Dave__b love your comments. Love to see update of your system.  2015 details of your system no doubt have changed abit.

MIT rev spkr cables, very very pricey.  Why do you like them?

MIT cable system seems to be an articulation device that a cable wire flows thru.   Very interesting.  
Seems you need a system where weak links have all been addressed and where a final layer of meaningful improvement is worth pursuing,  and possibly this cable device may be the cake icing.