KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions

Glad you like them. I got the reference 5s a couple of years ago and also am very pleased, so no thoughts of replacing them.  I did have a guy come over and spend a day positioning the speakers and optimizing my system—expensive but glad I did it. I also had a dedicated 20 amp line installed and got Isotek Gaia footers for the KEFs.  All this was just before the pandemic hit-very good timing as I am spending countless hours enjoying the music. I got a new amp (Krell), Innuous Zenith 3 server, PS Audio Directstream DAC, Wireworld cables, Rega turntable so I’ve been busy. My preamp and phono stage (Audio Research LS22 and PH3) are about 25 years old, so I may replace them some day.  Right now, I’m just happy to relax and listen to beautiful music. 

@d2girls i have tried it with the MA9000 and its sounds very crystal clear and details.  Very responsive too.  However, with solid state the bass is harder than tubes.  I love the tube sounds, even though it’s lesser detail than solid stare but the sound lot warmer and bass is deep and soft.  

@fast 

sounds like you have it optimally set up.  When i have money, i will try to swap out the mc2152 because this tube amp is a little weak for this speakers.  When i play heavy bass song and crank up the volumes the amp clips and shut down.  My amp is 150 watts.  I need a more powerful amp.  

Limited nice comments about 802 d3, kinda surprising. Stereo listening is superb with 802s, very articulate.  802 need a solid amp like McIntosh and a tube preamp.