First of all, that sounds like a very reflective and "live" listening environment, so any bright speaker will tend to be really bright in there, unless you do extensive room treatments.
I will say, I recently compared the B&W 804D3 to the B&W 702S2 at Best Buy. They had them set up side by side and were able to immediately switch between them. I actually preferred the 702s, as the 804s are just so bright, really bright. I feel like I could listen to the 702s for a longer period of time than the 804s.
With the money you'd save by going with the 702s, you could get into an Anthem or Arcam AVR, which are claimed to produce better sound than the more mainstream AVRs. I'm not sure that is the case, but it might be worth exploring.
I will say, I recently compared the B&W 804D3 to the B&W 702S2 at Best Buy. They had them set up side by side and were able to immediately switch between them. I actually preferred the 702s, as the 804s are just so bright, really bright. I feel like I could listen to the 702s for a longer period of time than the 804s.
With the money you'd save by going with the 702s, you could get into an Anthem or Arcam AVR, which are claimed to produce better sound than the more mainstream AVRs. I'm not sure that is the case, but it might be worth exploring.