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Recommendations for replacing B&W 804s / HTM3s

I've gotten the itch again and am toying with the idea of replacing my trust pair of B&W 804s and their voice matched HTM3s center.  I use a Classe Sigma SSP processor feeding a Classe CAV-500 amp, so there's plenty of power.  My uses are 95% home theater, and there's a JL Fathom sub rounding things out.  My condition is that whatever mains I go with *must* have a matching center, so that narrows the selections significantly.  Any recommendations that would be $10-15k total on the used market?  Thanks!
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rlb61
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I thought of doing the same thing. Listened to a lot of speakers, and even contemplated auditioning some at home from vendors who have a 60 day, no questions asked return policy. In the end, I bought a JL e110 sub and couldn't be happier. I have not heard a speaker I like better than my old N804s ... equal perhaps, but not better. The N804 bass was a bit light for me, so that's why I got the sub. 

I feel I would have regretted selling my N804s, and you may feel the same way. Think long and hard about this decision ... current pricing for new B&Ws is through the roof, so expect to buy used if you want to stay within the B&W line.

Good luck.
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michaelkingdom
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N & S are historically important lines. Nothing B&W has topped them since, unless you go to Vivid. 
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rlross3
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for 15k on the used market, you have a lot of really good options.
Revel and Sonus Faber just to name a couple! 
BTW I have owned the Nautilus 804's 803's and 802's and if you have space the 802's are by leaps and bounds the sweet spot in the Nautilus line. 
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