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

I agree with DanielK141. Audition them and see how you like them.

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.

Owned a set of 805s for a few years and are now listening to the Be-718 (close to two years). No comparison, a much grander speakers the Be-718 in every way. They go both higher and lower with more impact and lively midrange. The B&W sounded lean in my opinion and couldn't really "bloom" or reveal music from the inside out. Clinical and analytical in comparison--like the wiz kid who knew hard facts and science but couldn't boogie and emotion-less.

YMMV,

Kenobi

Yeah, I have to agree with emerging consensus about the Be-718's - they are really good.

If you want something completely different from the 805's, take a look at the Harbeth Compact 7ES-3. Music, music, music.