I also have never owned or heard the B & w's but I have had many good speakers over the years. Currently I have BP2002TL's as L / R in my surround system and I thnk they are great speakers in all regards, even in 2 channel. I have them single biwired with a Marantz SR14EX and Sony DVP9000es and I am very pleased. The subwoofer volume is of course adjustable. Big dividends for taking the time to position them correctly. God luck.
