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B&W or JM labs

I want to upgrade my speakers. I currently have the B&W 805 S. What to get inputs on which speakers to go with.

I am looking for some thing efficient like in the range of 91 DB and above.

I have in mind the B&W 800 or the JM labs Divas BE.

There should be some one out there who has compared these.:)
njaferi

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arnold_h
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I personaly prefer JM Lab speakers over B&W and own a pair of JM Lab 946 Electras. I would say the B&W Nau. D series are the best of the bunch so far BUT still believe the JM Lab to be better. I find the B&W tend to draw attention to themselves where as the JM Lab Electra and Utopia series let me enjoy the music more and forget that it is coming from two speakers. Also most of the JM Lab line are very efficient speakers which is always a plus but the B&Ws seem to require a lot of power to sound their best.
arnold_h
92 posts
 
Yeah the B&Ws do need a lot of power but funny thing is I HAVE heard the B&W Nau 801s driven by the McIntosh 1200 watt monos and was still not terribly impressed with their performance but I guess it all boils down to personal preference.
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