KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions

@mgrif104 thank you so much for your insight.  The deminishing return is greatly different from the R900 to the Reference 5, unlike from Reference 5 to Blade?? That’s good to know.   KEF is thoughtfully and well engineer and highly technological speakers is part of the reasons why I chose KEF over the B&W.  Thank you for your post. This is the kind of feedback i need to hear. 

Guys!!! 
So I’ve been listening to the Reference 5 for 3 days now and I’m liking it so far.  
I’m upgrading from R900.  The R900 is a very good sounding speakers itself.  Comparing to the Ref5 it’s definitely not catching up.  Listening to the R900 makes me feel like I’m in front of a small limited stage where each instruments are cluttered close together whereas the Ref5 is a large stadium and instruments are good distance away from each other - its like you can walk thru each instruments and hear each of them distinctively.  The soundstage is incredible on the Ref5 - very holographic.  I’m using the long ports and the Bass is tight and deep- u can feel its thundering in your chest.  Bass is much refine, tight and more responsive but at the same time soft and free of distortion.   Treble is much more sharper and clearer.  The best part is I can hear some other instruments in the song that i didnt hear it on the R900.   Overall, I’m really liking it and starting to falling in love.  I’m glad I chose Kef - Ref5.  Although, i still wanna compared it with the BW 802D3 one day.   

Im also curious to see how this speakers sounds with the solid state McIntosh MA8900.  What do u guys think?? 
Mine is the Rosewood and it just looks so beautiful with my McIntosh Mc2152 and c70 equipments.  Love it guys!! Thanks again 

kentrent,
Very glad you like the Ref 5s, especially after all the worrying and second guessing . As we’ve discussed, they will get better over time. The holographic soundstage is what  initially sold me.  The Rosewood finish is beautiful. Since I’m spending lots of time at home these days , I’ve been listening to my Ref 5s for many hours every day. Several months ago, I replaced an older Audio Research tube amp with a solid state Krell. Both amps produced great sound and, if anything, the Krell is better. The more I listen, the happier I am with the sound of the KEFs. I predict it will be the same for you.  Enjoy them. 

KEF!

or Dynaudio

@fast 

what ARC tube amp you did used before? And what’s the current Krell model you’re using now?  Im interested in solid state too and not sure if its can improve the sounds over my current set up (MC2152 and C70 with the Cambridge Audio Azur 851N DAC/streamer).  
Yea this speakers holographic soundstage is amazing.  I feel like im immerse in the concert and actually hear those instruments and vocal in front and music around me.  Glad i chose it over the BW.