Musical Fidelity with B&W

I currently use the A3cr combo with 9nt's. It is a paticularly good combination for classical chamber and acoustic jazz. Quite detailed and a very broad yet stable sweet spot. On over-compressed popular recordings with female vocals, it can sound a bit sibilant at higher volumes, at least in my configuration, and in comparison to a Jolida tubed integrated which removes a bit of detail. One day, I hope to upgrade to a tubed pre, but I am not yet sure why (upgradeitis, perhaps).

I have the A308cr cd player into the TriVista Integrated amp into Nautilus 802. Very happy with the combination, particularly after adding the TriVista.

I currenlty use the B&W N804 (C series) with my Rotel components; RC-1070 & RB-1070. I recently bought the N804 for $1400 each NEW. I am very pleased with the setup & quality of sound. I am coming (upgrading) from a Denon AVR 881 & Polk Audio RT20p.

I'm currently using a Musical Fidelity A300CR power amp and Nu-Vista CD player with B&W N804s. Love the sound ... excellent results from top to bottom. I think Gregg lett is right about the dual mono configuration. The A300CR is a true dual mono amp with 225 wpc. Previously, I was using a Rotel RB1080 (200 wpc) which is NOT a dual mono piece of gear. Didn't like the sound at all, and felt the N804s weren't living up to their potential. The dual mono amp made a huge difference and really makes the B&Ws sing.