B&W 804d3 Speakers

[HmJ]

Would you describe the differences you heard between the 802 and 804 D3s?

I've heard both back to back in a small room and large room, but never using Devialet amps. What I heard was that the 802 sounded much bigger with a larger soundstage and full presence while the 804 sounds great but does lack that presence. Another way of describing the difference is that the 804 plays as if I'm a few rows father back in the audience while the 802 puts me on stage with the musicians. I obviously chose the 804, and love them, but still dream of the 802. I've loved the 802 since Nautilus days and never found something that came close until the d3 version of the 804. So I'm curious about how you compared them. Thanks.

That's a tough one, but simply the room I was comparing in was low ceiling and couldn't hear much of a difference. I would say the presence was slightly improved, but not something I was missing in a A/B comparison.