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LOOKING TO UPGRADE FROM BW 805 NAUTILUS TO COMPACT FLOOR STANDERS

I have a pair of BW 805 Nautilus speakers and was looking for a change which would give me a bit more bass than the stand mounts I currently have in a compact floor standing set.  

My current set up is a McIntosh D100 preamp with a McIntosh MC 2105 power amp.  I've been considering ProAC and Spendor.  Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I'd be willing spend up to $4000 but am unsure whether there's anything out there that would make a significant improvement in a compact floor standing set vs the 805's.

My room dimensions are 15' wide x 20' long.  
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erik_squires
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The usual progression is to a 2.5 way speaker. More efficiency, and deeper bass.  See what Monitor Audio has for you, but you may find them initially too laid back.

Of course, room acoustics matter, as does speaker placement.

Best,

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erik_squires
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or how about the B&W 703s?
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freedeez OP
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I was considering the Montor Audio gold 200s, , Proac 20DRs /30R and the Spendor A4s .  the last two are not 2.5s but the cabinets should improve the bass.
kren0006
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FWIW, I went from B&W CDM-1NT (which I think are same vintage (2000ish) as your 805’s) to Spendor D7.

A4’s are nice. Not sure how they’d pair with Mc (possible combo would be on warm side??).

Haven’t heard any of the others on your list.

Maybe the Monitor Audio could pair pretty well with Mc, but just a guess.
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freedeez OP
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Kren,

Do you like your A7s? and what are you driving them with.  Also how would you describe their sound.  I plan on demoing them this weekend.
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