Where is the bass on my B&W 802d speakers?

I have my speakers out from the front wall 24", 8' apart and 4' from the side walls. Soundstage is very 3-dimensional. When I push the speakers closer to the front wall, say 6", the bass is improved and the tweeter energy sounds toned down.

However, I do lose the soundstage.

Someone, in one of my posts insisted that my preamp and amplifiers are not a good match for my speakers. Can anyone elaborate as to why?

What is your room size and what amp are you using?

Approximately 16 x 25 with 6 1/2-foot acoustic ceiling panels

PSaudio BHK preamp and BHK 300 monoblocks

 unfortunately as you hear for yourself in your space... Speaker/room synergy is more important than any amp you buy.

Well to be honest, replacing my Bryston BP26 and Classe CAM-200's with the PSaudio BHK preamp and BNK 300's did make quite an improvement.

The soundstage became larger, much better separation between instruments and just an overall fuller sound.

Good luck is correct. These speakers weigh in at over 100lbs per unit. Although they have casters on the bottom, they are ineffective once they sink into the rug

I know zip about your electronics beyond a perception that I gained from reviews that they might be, sound wise, less than ’warm’ and exacerbate problems when connected to speakers which might also be less than ’warm’.

if your room dimensions as listed mean you have a 6 1/2ft ceiling this might in and of itself create problems. I’ve never heard a room with so low a ceiling

I'd love to read some reviews of my electronics where they say that they tend to be bright. I was under the assumption that they were more on the warmer side since they had tubes on the input stages.

Also, some rooms do have 6 1/2 ceilings. In my case it is a finished basement.

BHK Preamp Review

The sound of the BHK Signature was incredibly smooth. Everything I played through it had a palpable presence that washed over me like a slowly moving stream -- no pressure, no haste, no fatigue, just music. Voices emanated tangibly from the soundstage, easy to pinpoint in space