Best speaker match for Levinson system

Cytocycle, you are correct, Levinson and Revel are part of Madrigal. I agree, that is probably where the good synergy comes from.

I've heard Wilson Sophia's with Levinson and it was exactly as Cytocycle described, lean/dry. I am also a WP 7 owner.

Navantis,

What was it about the 802's your looking to improve on? If you went with Wilson or Avalon products, which is what I'd do with your components, you's more than likely be looking at considerable room treatment to max their performance. These products are so revealing that they are a royal pain to deal with, but if you are willing to tweak your room they are magical.

I have a 335 and Wilson 5.1's and they are a fantastic combo. But, it's taken me years to dial in the system to this level of performance. The room is the great unknown and it took me forever to finally find the spot to make it all sing. The point is the better the system, and your stuff is state of the art, the more the room becomes an issue. I agree with Cytocycle on cables, Transparent or MIT are best with Wilson.

Now that I've said all that I'd still like to know what you feel is good and bad about the 802's so I could perhaps be more specific. B&W's are a bit more laid back than Wilson or Avalon and if you like the tonal balance of your 802's then larger B&W's or Revels might be the answer.

With my system I am using Dynaudio C2s and the do make great music. I just replaced interconnects from Nortost SPM to the CZ Gels (Balance) and which made a BIG difference. I ‘m using Virtual Dynamics Nite PCs on my Pre Amp, amp and CD Player.

The biggest problem I have right now is which speaker wire will work best with my setup, the Nordost SPM is not doing it.

Based on your equipment I know from personal exeprience that the Revel Salons would mate seamlessly well with the 33H's. I have extensively auditioned the Salons with the 33H's and was so impressed that I purchased a pair of these monoblocks to mate with my Salons. Initially, I thought that the 33H's might not be strong enough to effectively drive the Salons, but boy, was I wrong. It is important to note that I do not listen to music at ear bleeding levels. However, I have been known to rattle the roof a little. And in my experience the 33H's were the "end all" for my Salons.