Bowers and Wilkins, 801 D4

Hi, well i have , an Esoteric K01-X cd player, Audionet Humboldt integrated amp, Wilson audio Sasha mk1, all cabling is MIT HD 60, dedicated room 12foot by 23 foot, firing the down the length of the room, music is mainly  prog rock, but anything guitar based,  ish,

will my amp have enough grunt for the B&W, and is my room to small for them, 

Also i can't find out how  many Amp's it puts out, thanks andy

@graystoke 

I had original 801s for many years when they were freshly launched (1995?) and I was very happy.  Both the tweeters failed after around 7 years, not in a user-induced event.  I replaced and sold on at that point, replacing with ML CLX Anniversaries.

Your amp has plenty of power to drive either speaker well but looking at its output into 8 and 4 ohms, it could benefit from a stiffer power supply.

The current Sashas are way better than the originals. It's debatable whether the same progress has been made in the evolution of the 801s. Personally I think B&W have regressed, while Wilson have advanced - and that is based on listening to both speakers.

Depending on your room size, it's potentially worth starting your Wilson auditioning with the Sabrina X - you might be surprised.

I also thought the B&W sounded great at Axpona but it would be well worth your time to audition the Rockport Avior ii as well. Superb build quality and amazing sound. You will have a new front runner. Good luck!

Ron

B&W 801 was my dream speaker to own. This year I went to Axpona, and auditioned 802 on first floor for hours and 801 on 6th floor for limited 20 minutes. They sound very good, but high frequency is so abundant that causes ear fatigue after 30 min. It should be related to diamond tweeter. Some high end dealers confirmed that. After comparing side by side at a dealer, I bought Wilson Sasha DAW, and I am very very happy with them. You need a very good external DAC, I would recommend Denafrips Terminator Plus, It is pure music heaven and audiophile dream. I compared to Denafrips to dCS Bartoc which is 18K. Absolutely Denafrips is superior by miles. For $6500 Terminator Plus is best DAC for the money. I power them Hegel 590. Absolutely Fantastic.