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Speakers for Electrocompaniet Nemo monoblocks?

Hi, my current speakers are JBL 250 Ti and they are extremely good, delivering the huge american sound with thunderous bass yet I hope that maybe later this year I can upgrade them to more refined Hi End speakers withe better imaging, details and tembres while keeping the big soundstage and bass that JBL's are known for. Right now I'm thinking about B&W 800 Diamond (used to have 802D and while I wasn't happy with their rather boxy sound I still miss their lovely tweeter that never called any attention to itself) or Wilson Sasha. KER 207 Reference sound like a nice choice as well as Vienna Music (though Vienna looks like it's designed for less powerful amps so driving it with monstrous Nemos makes no sense). Any ideas or experiences with Nemo driven systems?
antonkk
doug99
288 posts
 
My friend has the Nemo's. There great amps. The thing that gets me is, the Nemo's are listed as Class A amps. Yet when i put my hand on them, they dont get hot at all.
He's using the BW 800 speakers which is a good combo.
He used to have the Dunlavy Aletha speakers which i also liked.
antonkk OP
137 posts
 
Doug99, I was actually thinking of B&W 800 Diamonds for Nemos as the most obvious option.
unsound
7,329 posts
 
At the risk of appearing redundant, I suggest buying amps for speakers, not speakers for amps. IMHO, it is far better to choose your speakers first, then find appropriate amplification.
antonkk OP
137 posts
 
Unsound, I agree that it's probably the right thing to do but since I already have the amps (which a lot of people rate as some of the best available) I guess I just have to do it this way.
p59teitel
314 posts
 
I'm not a big B&W fan myself, but here's a review from several years ago echoing the posts here suggesting a pairing with 800Ds:

http://www.dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?hArticle=430

So it seems there's at least some consensus re: that combo having synergy.

You might want to also check out Revel Salon 2s. I have a pair driven by a Plinius SB-301, and let's just say that while I personally don't need more power, they are power hogs by design and wouldn't complain one bit about being driven by your 600 wpc monsters. And of course you should check out the Sashas too, with the only caveat there that they are not as forgiving of a less than perfect room than the Salon 2s.
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