from B&w 805's to Usher be-718 - what to expect?

I too liked my old 805's better than the Tiny Dancer. I thought they were better in every way. Maybe an audition first. Listen to them both side by side.

Do you have a friend or dealer with a broken in pair?
These take a couple of hundred hours to fully break in.
Until they do, they sound exactly like their detractors say they do.
I do have a bias. I own 2 pair & the matching center.
This is the first tweeter to sound better, to me, than my Avalon Avatars.
And my Avalons equal or better any comparable size B&W speaker I've heard.
These speakers are truly revealing. They remind me of my Magnepan 3.3Rs, any improvement in equipment upstream of the speaker is rewarded.
Why don't you audition a pair (if possible in your system for an extended time) and then post a thread on your results.
Your opinion is the only one that matters. Our input is valid in our systems, with our room acoustics, and our taste.

thanks for the info guys, im not so sure on the be718's anymore, i will still try to find a place to listen to them though

but, what would you guys suggest as an "upgrade" to b&w 805's? how much would i have to spend to see improvement and what speakers are a good choice? if anything, i'm looking for something warmer

BE-718 is a definite upgrade from B&W 805. B&W tweeter can sound hard and cold, missing the harmonic richness and details of finer tweeters. I have owned 802N and BE-718 both and 802N only lasted a couple months for me despite its cool look, I will take BE-718 any day for its ability to reproduce inner harmonic better than most speakers out there at 2X the price.