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What speakers for an old Nakamichi receiver

My daughter is into audio appreciation and, just starting, the early stages of audiophilia. She is ready for new speakers after bearing with budget-driven JBLs and old Genesis for several years. The electronic driver is one of the Nakamichi receivers of over a decade or more ago, with the Stasis circuitry somehow licensed from Nelson Pass/Threshold at the time. The power of that receiver is small, I think about 35 watts, but the sound is clean. She has easy access to dealers with B & W speakers and perhaps others, and her budget would be around a list price of $1200. While my own system is an audiophile system, I do not have the chance to listen to the zillions of new-generation speakers and models which are in the market. Any help would be appreciated.
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As a point of reference and something to consider, I put together a system for my son (12) and daughter (10) as follows:

Son (used components, total cost $600):

Pioneer PD M650 6-disc CD player

Carver HR752 receiver (remote)

NAD 6050C tape deck

B&W DM302 speakers, wall-mounted swivel speaker supports

(3) Classe Audio interconnect

Audiophile Reference 10-gauge speaker cable (5' runs)

Daughter's system (used components, total cost $685)

Proton 930 Receiver

NAD 513 3-Disc CDP (remote control)

B&W DM303 speakers, wall mounted swivel speaker supports

Target TT2 2-shelf wall mounted stand

Cambridge Audio Arctic Interconnect

Intensifier High Performance 14-gauge speaker wire (5' runs)

These systems sound pretty damned good and would be tough to beat in their range. Every birthday and Christmas I give them gift certificates to buy music..as a side note, man some of the crap they call music? Scary. I'm not sure my kids will need a better system until they're adults and follow in their dad's footsteps, throwing endless money at music and and music play-back systems.
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