speakers for first watt j2

Thanks you all for the great responses. As it turned out I have demoed both the Decapo's and the triangles and I found them both not to my liking. I can confirm that the efficiency of the Decapo's is below what is commonly known and it is not a good pairing for the exact reason stated above of the power rating drop at 4 ohms. While the Revels are not a good match at all, ironically the Decapo's are not that much better unless your source or preamp have a ton of gain.

I have been looking into the JBL 4425 because it is 91db and doesn't fall below 6 ohms. I generally like monitors but the 4425 output to only 16khz concerns me.

I would go fullrange diy, but I would hate to waste the engineering mastery and potential of the J2 matched to a novice diy creation for the sake of efficiency.

Any other suggestions welcome, or balanced amp suggestions is still appreciated.

I use Druid V's with very good results. Omega speakers will work well with the J2's also.

good suggestion on the zu's. I looked at your system and your listening position is similar to mine. Great setup by the way.

Cheers

To add my $.02, I used a First Watt M2 with my 94db Tannoy HPD 315's, and the match was outstanding.

I talked to Nelson Pass, and he told me he designed and voiced the M2 using Tannoy HPD's. I wouldn't be surprised if he had used them for voicing the J2 as well.

Regards,
Dan

If you can find a pair of used Tonian labs TLD-1, they will work - around 95 db.
I use them with a 14 watt SET and they can rock.