Dynaudio vs B&W help...


Hey everyone... curious on your thoughts between a set of Dynaudio Focus 600XD vs B&W 804D2 speakers. The Dynaudio are obviously amplified, the 804's would be run off my Cambridge CXR200 (170 wpc). 

Over all, which would be a better set up for music and HT fronts? Thanks!
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I’ve owned the 804D2’s for about 3 years.  I ran them for HT and 2-channel listening, prior to building a separate HT passthru, dedicated 2-channel setup.  They are more efficient than many  Dynaudio’s, but it was not until I put the 804’s on a McIntosh MC452 that they really opened up.  I ran them with a couple different McIntosh integrated’s, prior to the MC452, and also ran them on a B&K 200.7 when I used them in my HT.  Frankly, for my personal listening tastes, I was never a fan.  For HT they were fine, but that seemed a waste to me, at the time $7500 for HT R/L.  I viewed them as an ex-girlfriend I really wanted to like, but just continually disrespected me and was happy to see them go.  

I now run Dynaudio Confidence C4’s, not quite an apples to apples comparison, but I lean towards the Dyn sound, it’s just my preference.  Ultimately, it is your money and listening preferences that drive your decision, I would throw caution to the wind and that my experience with the 802’s was that 200w was not enough power to drive them properly.  
@auxinput Unfortunately, I never listened to them on the amps you’re referring to.  I think I may have auditioned them on a 600w Classe 2-channel and A/B’ed with the McIntosh, if my aging memory is serving me right.  But, by that point, I was a McIntosh fanboy and blinded by the blue meters. No one could tell me otherwise and this was long before I had even heard of Audiogon.