N805's vs N802's

Yes, the N802's will require a lot of good clean high current power and also like to be bi-wired or shotgun wired to sound their best.

A lot of great advice given, read closely.

I once owned the Signature 805's, speakers I really liked. When the new diamond series came out I listened to the 803D and liked what I heard, which led me to order the 802D. While I am sure the 802D is a fine speaker, it needs to be in the right circumstances, as with all speakers; I simply must not of had the right envirnment as they didn't work to the level I feel they should have.

Tread carefully, Chazz gives a lot of good info., as well as Krell1's statement, "A lot depends on your room size.".

Everyone has given some great advice to keep in mind and I will add to that of a 100WPC of class A power would probably be a minimum to consider. I was just using my Krell 300i as a substitute while my 300S was @ Krell for service. While the 300i (150 wpc) plays them decently and never cut out or sacrificed good sound, the 300S will light them up. I was thinking of moving up to a 600 or 700 Krell amps but after hearing the small integrated, the 300S is really perfect for 100+db playback. Consider your listenening habits and material being played at realistic levels.