Hi Kal, I just read your write-up in the latest Music in the Round (Sept. 2019). It appears you have kicked your B&W 802 D3's to the curb and have replaced them with the Revel Ultima Studio2's. I was about to pull the trigger on the B&W 803 D3's (stereo only, not for surround and I will be trading in my pair of B&W 702 S2) for about the same price as the Revel's +/-. Obviously the 803's are the little brother of the 802's so that would leave me to believe your new Revel's produce a more pleasant dynamic soundstage then your old B&W's. I have previewed the B&W 803 D3 and liked them, but have not pre-viewed the Revel Studio2's. Unfortunately I will not be able to A/B the two speaker sets as they are at different dealers. Any further insights to your decision appreciated as your review of the Studio2's is over 10 years ago. Cheers
Hi Kal, I just read your write-up in the latest Music in the Round (Sept. 2019). It appears you have kicked your B&W 802 D3's to the curb and have replaced them with the Revel Ultima Studio2's. I was about to pull the trigger on the B&W 803 D3's (stereo only, not for surround and I will be trading in my pair of B&W 702 S2) for about the same price as the Revel's +/-. Obviously the 803's are the little brother of the 802's so that would leave me to believe your new Revel's produce a more pleasant dynamic soundstage then your old B&W's. I have previewed the B&W 803 D3 and liked them, but have not pre-viewed the Revel Studio2's. Unfortunately I will not be able to A/B the two speaker sets as they are at different dealers. Any further insights to your decision appreciated as your review of the Studio2's is over 10 years ago. Cheers