Revel M20 vs.B W 805 vs.Dynaudio 1.3SE


Has anyone compared these speakers? I'm looking to buy small, high-quality loudspeakers to use with subs in a HT and music system. I've heard the M20s and thought they were a bit forward, and I'm not sure the B&Ws play loud enough or are capable of large scale dynamics, even with subs. Haven't heard the Dynaudio Contour 1.3 SEs. Any opinions?
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Wow. Could not disagree more with Soundwatts input. I have not heard the Dyns but I owned 805Ns and compared them to the M20's. The 805's are wonderfully musical and involving. I sold a $4500 pair of Proac 2.5's to buy them because I loved the sound and the 2.5s bass overwhelmed my room a bit much. The bass on the 805s is substantial and tight. It does not fill a large room like the larger Proac's but for a medium sized room (mine is 13X26x14high) it projects a wide and deep stage. I will say that when I heard the M20s in a direct comparison with the 805N's I was very impressed. Extremely transparent and forward but very clean and pure sounding. The 805s almost sounded dull by comparison!

My amp is a Levinson 331 and preamp is Audio Research LS22 and a Naim cdp3.5 cd player with MIT Cable. Perhaps the difference in upstream components is what makes the difference between our very different opinions.
Soundwatts, I was just guessing on why you would draw such negative conclusions on the 805N's. I was running a Levinson 331 with Audio Research LS22 pre. I used to own a CJ Premier 11a and PV12. The B&W's really tightened up and extended nicely when I went to the Levinson.