Looking at Focal

Those would be the old 803 matrix.  It has been 20 years since I listened to them.  Someone else may have a better POV than me.  

I brought the kanta3 home for a week long demo, they were the store demos and had plenty of hours on them. In my room there was a 10 dB peak at 100 hz down to-20 at 80hz and gone by 60 hz! The mids and treble were smooth and enjoyable and I liked the sound stage, moved them around and in that week couldn’t get the bass right so they went back. The experts say everything below 300hz is the room and my room has humbled larger speakers than these. If I used subs I probably would have kept them but I moved on.

Can't comment on your specific B&W but I did demo current 802D along side Kanta 3. I ended up with the Kanta 3. 

I thought the Kantas had a more precise and larger soundstage, more robust bass and highs that were detailed without being harsh. I also prefered the look of the Focals and characteristics of the flax drivers and beryllium tweeters over diamond and Kevlar. 

Glad to here them compared to the 802D. Always thought I wanted those. Thanks, you made up my mind. Focal Kanta 3 it is.

Not to throw a wrench into things but at the price point of the kanta 3 you might want to take a look at the magico a3. Imo they are a better built speaker that I would say beats the focal in terms of resolution and has tighter bass and better staging when properly setup. They are more demanding of the equipment feeding them though.