B&W 800 D series vs Magico, Avalon, Wilson, Focal

Bo, you are a piece of work.

Other then the Avalon I have compared them to the others, and more, on your list.

IMO they all have great depth and width. At this level they ALL preform at a very high standard.

It is the subtleties that distinguish between each of them.
Balance of tone, base control, attack, etc.

They are all great speakers and it is more a matter of taste. As much as I love my B&W 802D I would be just as happy with another on that list.

Troll on bomeister.......

I have a pair of B&W 802D's and they image fantastically. Took a lot of time moving them back and forth along with toe-in to achieve this. There is much air around the images to create a really good illusion. This includes WIDTH and DEPTH. Had to totally change all wiring from my other speakers to help get this type of sound. Yes, I compared them to the Wilson Sophia. And I preferred the B&W. I also think that width and depth is a perception. Which is at the mercy of the recording engineer on just about any recording. How do you know how far musicians or instruments are from front to back or side to side in a recording? How do you measure this? Bobby, you cannot. As other posters have said there are a lot more variables to consider than just width and depth or 3-D as you call it.

Let me tell you Bo, the Avalons, Wilsons, Magicos all sounded very 3 dimensional but when I heard Up,Up and Away and Wedding Bell Blues on a pair of B&W 800D's, I truly heard music of the 5th Dimension.