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Speaker Decision Help--Please

I am debating between speakers. I will be using the speakers 50% for music and 50% for home theatre. My wife and I listen to a variety of music; I like blues, she likes country. I have a Sherbourn 7 ch, 200 watt amp with PT 7000 pre/pro. I am debating between a used set of B&W N803's versus new Revel F30's. I have listened to both at different times and places both sound great. I am having difficulty deciding and would greatly appreciate your opinions. Are there any particular reasons why you would select one over the other?

Also, I like the sound of tubes and may in the future add a tube amp for music. Would either of these speakers be better suited for tubes?
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rsbeck
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Totally agree with derrill. Both the Revel F-30's and
B & W 803's are great speakers, but the B & W is
significantly better than both the F-30 and the B & W
804's. The F-30's are not as coherent as the 803's
and there is a huge drop-off from the 803 to the 804's.

I question the choice of a tube amp with the B & W's,
though. B & W's are notoriously hard to drive. I heard
the 803's driven by a Plinius SA-250. That was a great combination. You need some power to drive the
B & W's. Check out Plinius Amps while you're at it.
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