Welcome Naderpug! I think you will find Audio Aficionado to be a great, civil, and educated crowd.
What Audio Research amps are you using? I use Doshi, which were developed to drive the low impedance Wilson speakers. They are 90 WPC, but drive my Futuras beautifully in my largish (17 X 34) listening room.
By the way, I share your perceptions of the B&W 802 D3 versus Futura, having auditioned them in the same room with same gear.
Dave
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SF Stradivari, Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp and Super KT Parallel amps; Pass XP 27, Raven One TT, Graham Phantom II arm, Lyra Etna Lamda, Airtight PC1, Bryston 3.14 DAC, Transparent Reference & Wireworld, dedicated treated room 17 X 34 X 9
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