Recommended integrated for B&W 802?

Rowland and Gryphon are the best, but expensive.Levinson is so-so.Never heard of Lavardin.

I know two dealers who found that the Primare integrated really synergized with B&W. Primare is relatively new to the U.S. but their stuff is solidly built, looks great, and offers excellent value. Don't know if it has a phono section though. Just another option you might explore. Best of luck.

Tim

This integrated is really super and will drive your 802 with ease with its 250 WPC (delivering more than 275) and its 40 amperes of peak current. Some people say this amp is better than the Mark Levinson's. It retails for $4500 new I think. Check out this link:
http://www.musical-fidelity.co.uk/products/nuvista/m3.html

Being fan of Musical Fidelity gear, I would recommend the MF A300 ($1600 new) over the Classe CAP-150 and the Krell 300i. I haven't heard the Plinius so no comments on this one. This is the link:
http://www.musical-fidelity.co.uk/products/aseries/a300integratedamp.html

I'm getting a lot of comments about how these speakers need juice. The listening room is relatively small (approx 12x15)and I was running old 150w Luxman separates with reasonable success. Figured it was time to bring the components up to par with the speakers. Integrateds looked interesting for their convenience but I may end up with separates if I can't get lots of good compatible power for the 802s without paying $$$ for something like a levinson 383 or Rowland. Here's my quick "short list" - feel free to add:

Integrated:

Plinius 8200
Krell 300iL
Classe CAP151
MF A3cr

Amps:

older Krell KSA or Levinson
Aragon 8008
Bryston 4Bst
CJ ss?