B&W 802 805 help

[appraiser]

Im thinking about getting rid of my Martin Logans and switching to B&W. This would save greatly needed space and sound better. :lol:
My room is approximately 25' x 15' with 8' cielings.

I have a chance to get; 802 series 3, 805 matrix. What is a good price for these speakers?
Also available are Rotel RB956ax, RB990bx, RTC-965, Sonic Frontier Transdac???(I have no idea what these are for)Velodyne ULD-12.

Questions, is this a good assemble? Is my room too small? What price would be too much.
Thanks in advance....

[Briz vegas]

I am curious about which MLs you have and why you are unhappy with the sound.

You may have better luck over at Club B&W with this one. There are one or two older B&W owners over there that I believe picked up there gear 2nd hand.

[Karma]

HI,
Not sure which ML's you have but they are all very amplifier sensitive. They will not be at their best with the amps you are considering. They will show every flaw. Some folks (me) think this is a strength of the design.

B&W's are much more forgiving. I also own B&W's which are used in my HT system. While I'm very happy with the B&W's they will never match my ML CLS IIA's in my main music system.

However, I don't think you are making a mistake. For the ML's to really perform you must invest in very expensive electronis. If you can't do this, go for B&W.

Sparky

[appraiser]

up front I have Odyssey and Scripts in rear, plus sub and center. These things are huge and the boxes take up 1/2 my garage. I do enjoy the sound of these and usally dont listen to much music, lots of movies and shows. I was considering the B&W for space saving but if the sound wont change a great deal??
Thanks

[Karma]

HI,
There is no question that your ML based system could sound world class if paired with the right electronics and with a good room setup. I really don't understand why you are considering change. You certainly have a big enough room for the ML's. Based only on what you have told us, I would never switch. Maybe you just love to change equipment. If you think that the B&W's really do sound better then go for it.

It's too bad you don't listen to more music on your system. DVD sound tracks are usually no better than generic. OTH, music would be absolutely wonderful on your system (with the right electronics).

Very few folks who have owned electrostatic speakers ever go back to conventional designs. They can hear the differences and understand that conventional speakers are limited. But I do think that ESL's also have limitations (deep bass) but these can be worked around for terrific results.

You can always burn the boxes.

Do you have other reasons for considering a switch? Like a complaining wife? If not, what you have said so far makes no sense to me.

Sparky

[dknightd]

Questions, is this a good assemble? Is my room too small? What price would be too much.
Thanks in advance....

Yes
No
50% of new retail (since those are pretty old)