I used to own the 803d's a few years ago and liked them a lot. I thought they sounded good with my Pioneer M91, 200 watts per channel, better with my McIntosh MC352, still better with two MC352's biamped and best with 2 MC601 monos. I found for me these speakers love a lot of power, it really brings out the sound in the speakers especially the base.
B&W 803d and Luxman L-505ux
I was in the market for Focal 1038be's and ended up auditioning some B&W 803d's and 802d's. I liked the 803d better than the 802d (more "musical" to me) and am leaning toward them. However it seems that the 803d's are power hungry and I am ignorant enough to not know if my Luxman will power them well enough but not so ignorant to not ask the question.
Any idea if this will be a good (or great) match or should I keep looking for Focals'??
Any idea if this will be a good (or great) match or should I keep looking for Focals'??