JM Lab Nova Be or Eggleston Savoy?

if listening to music is like traveling on a journey taking you wherever it chooses to then i would suggest nova be's.

i've lived with these wonderful speakers for 9 months and they just get better with time. highly recommended.

however, be warned, these speakers are ruthless at revealing shortcomings of anything upstream. they also demand good setup and solid mechanical grounding.

Thank you all for your replies! I have to agree with the opinions about the Nova's, which I've heard and really am impressed by.

I'm struggling to know more about the Savoy's, as there is no dealer here in california. I've called eggleston, and they're going to send me a couple of review articles (fi, anther from china), as well as a color catalog/something. I guess i'll have to find a way to listen to any EW speaker somehow to make some sort of assessment.(?)

One other question - do either of these speakers require a big room? (My setup is in a room that is ~27x14)

thanks for all your help!

I thought that Eggleston had a dealer in LA, no?

I heard the Andra II's fill a room that size without any strain whatsoever, and that was with 160W monoblocks and no preamp! There, now that I've saved you $20K, you can buy us both a pair. :-)

Thought I'd respond to your question about a big room. I have Andra IIs in a 23'X 13.5' X 9' room, and while the A IIs sound superb, I would have some real hesitation about a pair of Savoys in that room, especially in the bass. I heard the Savoys and Andra IIs side by side, but in a smaller room, at a show, and thought that the Andra IIs just about worked, with a slight bit of overload in the bass, but that the Savoys just overpowered the space. Your room is about 4' wider, which might help, but I don't know how much. As to the JM Labs, hell of a speaker, but I wouldn't attempt to squeeze either of the ones you suggest into my space. Maybe yours would work. One other thought--the A IIs are designed to go close to the front wall (within 2'), and I believe the Savoys are also, but I believe the recommendation on JMLabs floorstanders is 4'-5'. If that's so, you may want to think about that issue, especially if you're putting them along the long wall.

One major mistake that a lot of audiophiles make is putting too big a speaker in too small a room. dont make this mistake!

seriously - don't get the savoys or the novas. Get the andras or the altos, and go buy a boat with the leftover money. The andras or altos will sound better in that sized room than the bigger speakers will.