(I have the C320BEE and an earlier NHT model.)
Sensitivity of the SB-3s is not high at 86dB but the NAD has a pretty good current reserve and shouldn't compress or clip too soon. The room is on the largish side but if you bring the speakers out from the back wall your chair may wind up close enough for nearfield listening, and that would likely give you volume even for high-energy orchestral passages. In other words, it doesn't look like a bad match right off the bat. Also, the amp and speakers are said to go well together (member Rar1 has good things to say about the amp with 85dB AR speakers) and both have been well reviewed.
If you want to be sure and are buying new, take your amp to the store and have them play the speakers with it.
If you are buying second hand, you can't be certain, but again, the signs are not bad. If you can't set the NHTs up to your liking, resale shouldn't be difficult.
Personally, I prefer the NHT sound--a bit forward and exciting in the mids-- to the PSBs I've heard and owned. The latter seemed to have their peaks higher up in the spectrum and I found this fatiguing over time.
Sensitivity of the SB-3s is not high at 86dB but the NAD has a pretty good current reserve and shouldn't compress or clip too soon. The room is on the largish side but if you bring the speakers out from the back wall your chair may wind up close enough for nearfield listening, and that would likely give you volume even for high-energy orchestral passages. In other words, it doesn't look like a bad match right off the bat. Also, the amp and speakers are said to go well together (member Rar1 has good things to say about the amp with 85dB AR speakers) and both have been well reviewed.
If you want to be sure and are buying new, take your amp to the store and have them play the speakers with it.
If you are buying second hand, you can't be certain, but again, the signs are not bad. If you can't set the NHTs up to your liking, resale shouldn't be difficult.
Personally, I prefer the NHT sound--a bit forward and exciting in the mids-- to the PSBs I've heard and owned. The latter seemed to have their peaks higher up in the spectrum and I found this fatiguing over time.
