Loudspeakers that match well w/Bryston B-60?

Agree the Thiel CS1.6 would much exceed the .5, and it still fits your budget, also 92+dB sensitive to boot. The similarly-priced Vandersteens, Energys, Meadowlarks, Paradigms, B&Ws, JM Labs, Triangles, etc. could all be worth a listen (haven't heard any I can remember with the B-60, though)...the list goes on, I'm sure. It'd be easy enough to tuck the B-60 under your arm and hit the dealer showrooms for some auditions, no?

Thank-you for all your responses. I was hoping to spend in the +/- $1500 for speakers and upgrade my speaker cables.
The other components of my modest system I'm pleased with.
(Creek Tuner, Cal Icon Mk2, MMF-5 tt, VDH interconnects.)
I was planning on auditioning the Thiel 1.6 in the near future. I've spoke with Thiel about the .5 and the the 1.6
and they seemed very enthusiast about 1.6. I sensed they felt the 1.6 would be a better match w/the Bryston. Unfortunately there are no nearby dealers for the Snell, so
I'm not sure how I could audition their speakers. (I have an older Snell J-4 hooked up at my mother's house which sounds glorious with Jolida hybrid/int. amp. Her family room is much better acoustically than my listening room. The same
system in my house doesn't sound nearly as good! There is a nearby dealer which has the Spendor line. I'll let you know how things develop. Once again Thanks, Bill.

I have owned a B60P for about 2 1/2 years now. Originally I had Spendor SP2 speakers and the sound was terrific. I moved to a larger room and then purchased PMC FB-1 speakers. They are distributed by Bryston in the the USA and work well together. They can handle 150 WPC and can play loud with 90db sensitivity. I then purchased a Bryston 3B-ST power amp and bi-wired them with Synergistic Research Signature 2 cables and now use the B60 as the preamp, which is the same as the BP-20 preamp. Either speaker works well.

Bryston / Thiel coild be too bright. My vote would be for Spendors.

BUY THE MAGGIE 1.6 AND GOOD CABLES TO THEM...NO BRAINER