Dylanhenry,
I have to disagree about the Sophias. Not because I own them, but because I have had a chance for a head to head comparision with the B&W800D (so a much more upmarket model than 802D) BEFORE I got the Sophias.
IMO, Sophias are much more transparent, much less coloured in the midrange and upper bass. In fact, I was very much surprised how much better they sounded.
And BTW - I would be very careful with the sugestion to get System 8 instead of Sophia II. The speakers sound quite different to each other (8s are more forward) so unless you are after a bass slam and max output, they not necesarly are a "better" speaker. To mz ears Sophia II is much more coherent sounding.
Just mz 2 cents.
I have to disagree about the Sophias. Not because I own them, but because I have had a chance for a head to head comparision with the B&W800D (so a much more upmarket model than 802D) BEFORE I got the Sophias.
IMO, Sophias are much more transparent, much less coloured in the midrange and upper bass. In fact, I was very much surprised how much better they sounded.
And BTW - I would be very careful with the sugestion to get System 8 instead of Sophia II. The speakers sound quite different to each other (8s are more forward) so unless you are after a bass slam and max output, they not necesarly are a "better" speaker. To mz ears Sophia II is much more coherent sounding.
Just mz 2 cents.