Sonus Faber Electa Amator III vs. the Bowers and Wilkins 805 D4?

I doubt I'll ever be able to afford the Maximas and even if I could, their weight would hardly be practical but I'd love to hear them.  

The Maxima floorstander actually takes up less room than either bookshelf on stands, yet puts out a room-shaking low C which is 32.7 Hz.  And hands down, the most beautiful speaker I have ever seen!  

Congratulations -- I'd love to hear those ! 

Congrats on an excellent pair of speakers!  What you heard is exactly why I’m not a fan of B&W speakers — it’s a sound I can certainly respect and appreciate for what it is, but I don’t love it like I love several others.  I just happened on this mini review by Jeff Fritz at Soundstage who made these his reference speakers.  If I’m not mistaken I believe his prior reference was the Vimberg Tonda that’s well over twice the price and a much bigger speaker, so this is quite a statement and endorsement.  Enjoy your new gems!

https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/features-menu/opinion-menu/1062-the-sonus-faber-maxima-amator-listening-experience

Good choice.   Enjoy

Congratulations! Enjoy.