Another option is to team up the 705S2 with a decent sub-woofer or 2.
I've heard the 705S2's a couple of times now and rate them the best of the 700S2 series.
Excellent driver integration and a fantastic soundstage.
The only caveat is that tweeter, which is highly resolving but also a bit hot.
That "idiosyncratic behavior" that JA refers to in the Stereophile review stems from B&W's preference for simple first order filters. The mid and tweeter are actually out of phase at 2kHz and 6kHz (approx) which explains the response dips above and below the crossover frequency. The flattest response is achieved midway between the tweeter and mid axes, and best to toe the speakers out 20 degrees from the listening position. This applies to pretty much the entire 700 and 800 series too.
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