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Upgrade to B&W 804 D4 Speakers

Power coming from a Rogue Cronus Magnum "Dark" tube amp - 100 WPC with two SVS SB2000 Pro Subwoofers. Thinking of upgrading from Focal Aria 948 speakers to B&W 804 D4 Speakers. Don't ask me why I'm sort of obsessed with these B&WS. Anyway, would anyone care to share there experience with these speakers. Or maybe be recommend a pair of speakers in this price range ($16,000.00). I really don't have a favorite genre of music, but it would probably be mostly fusion, progressive and rock based. 

Thanks for your time and sharing your knowledge and experiences!

bzawa
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mike4597
312 posts
 

In that price range, you might consider Fyne Audio F-703s or F-702SPs.  I have the F-702 ( not SP model) with two Rythmik subs with a Rogue RP-7 preamp and Odyssey Kismet mono-bloc solid state amp.  Wonder music presentation!

tomcarr
1,818 posts
 

Agree with the above posters.

I use the 803 D3.

They can play loud, they play clear, they are dynamic, they love power.

I'm driving mine with PS Audio M1200 mono blocks 

They are bright up top. The fix for that is no toe-in (face them straight ahead).

My system is posted if you want to look it up.

renosteve
41 posts
 

I've had 805 D4 for almost a year now, great speakers. Feed them properly in a decent room and they are awesome. There may be some tube amps out there that might do them justice, but a 250+ watt A/B amplifier works best. Just my 2 cents.

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audphile1
8,069 posts
 

Go for the B&Ws but pick up a nice amp. Pass X250.8 or Int250 if you want integrated. Should be a good match. 

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faustuss
852 posts
 

@bzawa 

B&Ws in general tend to be current hungry, something tube amps don’t do. Rogue Cronus Magnum with $16,000 speakers, really?

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