N805 are like the Silver Signature (a friend of mine has these) - awesome and
very even dispersion - great speaker. N802's are more like the regular house
B&W's sound - a small dip in the midrange (off axis) and strong bass (hump). I
am not sure if you will be happy losing some of the midrange energy that
comes with the even dispersion of the "giant killer" N805. John
Atkinson called it "astonishing measured performance" and although
he nearly always sees some positives in almost any bad speaker - he does not
often give such accolades (code for he is telling you something - he really really
does like this speaker and not just doing another ho-hum review).
very even dispersion - great speaker. N802's are more like the regular house
B&W's sound - a small dip in the midrange (off axis) and strong bass (hump). I
am not sure if you will be happy losing some of the midrange energy that
comes with the even dispersion of the "giant killer" N805. John
Atkinson called it "astonishing measured performance" and although
he nearly always sees some positives in almost any bad speaker - he does not
often give such accolades (code for he is telling you something - he really really
does like this speaker and not just doing another ho-hum review).