703 or 805 within a small room

[AV-walker]

I have a small room of 7'(W) x 13' (L) x 8' (H). I'm considering B&W 805 and 703. Auditioning in dealer's room is prefectly fine. But I'm not sure

1) 703 can stay comfortably in my small.
2) 805 without sufficient bass.

Help!

[shadow]

No offense, but with that width your room is about the size of a closet. You may have problems getting a good seating position free from boundary effects.

[audioqueso]

No offense, but with that width your room is about the size of a closet. You may have problems getting a good seating position free from boundary effects.

lol... man, what nerves... lol... I couldn't stop laughing when I read this. I'm just playing though.
"Well my room is bigger than yours!" lol

Seriously speaking though, the room is pretty narrow and I think the 703 may be a little too much bass for a room that size. The 703 and 805 have a different sound, so it also depends on what type of music you like. But I think for the size of the room, the 805s will do just fine. Listen to both, but I do feel the 703s will be overbearing in a room that size.

[BlazeMaster]

I'd take the 805s as well, the room is a bit too small for floorstanders.

[Joey_V]

703 has the FST and this is its major selling point over the 805. For me, I would get the 703... small room or not.