would b&w 802n be an upgrade to my b&w 804S?

Even the old nautilus vs. the.the newer nautilus"S"? and i would sell the 804"S"

Cannot audition them at my home. they are hours and hours away. i can hear them at his house. but different amp and room.

i am happy with the 804S i have five of them. just saw the older 802N for a pretty good price and started to think... always loved the looks of the 802. just didn't know how it would compare to what I have and for what i use them for. i do not know what if anything i am missing.

i do know, i cannot go 8k for a used set of 802d or even more for the 802d2 or 800. hell even the 803d are selling for over 5k.

Room is 25 by 25 and i have a paradigm servo 15a as a sub and a anthem p5 for the amp. i would hope the anthem would drive the 802 well.

Even on a hometheater setup?
how about this for a follow up question....

is the 802d twice as good as the older nautilus 802? i ask this because the nautilus 802 i can get for 4 k i have seen the 802d only go for 8k and even above..... so is it twice as good?

thanks
Bill

There is alot of questions about my amp. it is an anthem statement p5. from what i have read it should work great. but am i missing something on a spec list or what have you? it is 325 watt with almost doubling when at 4 ohm and is supposedly good to 1 ohm with low low thd....

Bill

If the sound will be improved minimal at best, then i will pass on the speakers.

thanks

I do not know if i could hear a difference and i am comparing a newer "S" model with the older "N" 802.

It would seem that if i was using these speakers for 2 channel then the older 802N would be a good upgrade to my newer 804S...since i will be using these for mostly hometheater, and it will be crossed over, then it would be popular opinion that the older 802N would be minimally better in a home theater application.

am i understanding this correctly?
Bill

Ya, that seems to be the popular vote, since I am crossed over. If I sell a pair of my 804S I might pick up the 802 if he still has them.

Maybe a new source oppo or a newer processor instead of the speakers, would probably yield a better sound than the 802 anyway.

Thanks