Wilson Sasha or the new B&W 800 Diamond

i heard the BW800 non-diamond...

I do know what I heard and can buy either speaker or both. IMO anyone that would pay retail for either speaker is foolish.

Well How bout that There ya go what did I Tell ya
as they say in Minnesota you betcha.

I've heard the "new" 802D, and unless the new 800D is substantially better (it was not the case in the previous generation) the 802 is a good indicator of the 800. The new generation is better to my ears (if aural memory is worth anything, especially in two different rooms), but I still haven't heard the B&Ws image very well, and I wasn't all that pleased with the way solo piano sounded, but I couldn't put my finger on why. I've often wondered if the 800/802D have some unusual dispersion pattern in the midrange.

I heard the Sasha the same day, and while the B&W isn't perfect, I thought it bested the Sasha on cymbals & strings. I liked the Sasha better on piano. Go figure.

In this price range I still like the Revel Salon 2 and the KEF 207/2 better than either the B&W or the Wilson.

Thank you for your thoughtful response. I have heard a lot of good things about those Kef's as well.