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B&W 683S2 for entery level speakers
Before you spend your hard earned $ have a LONG look at the Sonus Faber Toy Tower.WAYYYYYY better than the tin can tweeter B&W in every category & yes I know this for fact as I have owned both the 601S2 & 603S2's. 
desktop speakers for low watt tube integrate
Sonus Faber Toy Monitors! 
Best used floor standers up to $1300
SONUS FABER TOY TOWERS & CHANGE OUT THE TUBE IN THE PTA TO AN NOS MULLARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore.
NO IT's NOT! Sonus Faber Toy Towers are easily in your budget range,they take up no more room than a monitor on a stand & they will pretty much lay waste to ALL the competition under $2K! 
Tube amp recomondations for Monitor audio RX6's?
I had a pair of the RX6's right after they came out & ran them with a 45wpc.Yaqin EL34 integrated.These speakers will sound AMAZING with just about any tube amp from about 20wpc.(depending on listening level & type of music) on up.At the e... 
Any HE Speakers with Sonus Faber Sound?
After a ton of reading up on SET's,with my taste in music & as much as I love my Toy Towers 10 wpc.just won't cut it.I'm going to give the Decware Zen Torii Jr.amp a try.Plenty of power & from what I've read performs up there with the rari... 
Amp + Speakers for a 13 ft X 10 ft room
Small Dynaudio's(Excite X12's,Audience 42 or 52's)& a Peachtree Audio Nova Integrated Amplifier driven by either computer via USB or any half way decent DVD/CD Player through Toslink is guaranteed to put a smile on your face & stay within ... 
Anybody hear the Sonus Faber Venere?
There was a similar thread recently.Search Sonus Faber & it should come up. 
ideas for purchase, please
Sonus Faber(especially the Toy Towers)!!!I've just NEVER heard voices & instruments portrayed the way the SF's do!Everything has such body & presence,sometimes it can be almost surreal listening to them! I have your Nova's littlest brother... 
Integrated Amp for V.A. Beethoven Baby Grands
I have owned Haydn Grands & suspect they are generally cut from the same cloth as your Beethoven's,ie:VERY musical but also slightly Dark in tonal color.I would look for something on the cool side of neutral(think crystal clear sky against sno... 
Monitor Audio and bass impedance
According to Home Theater Magazine the GX50 reaches a Minimum Impedance of 4.85 Ohms at 216 Hz. 
Swans M200 died - don't want to replace with same
While they might be hard to source a pair of Quad 11L Active speakers would not only be a sonic upgrade but also have excellent support. 
Need some advice
O/P,I've installed a couple of systems based around M&K's but never thought them "musical".While they were VERY true to the source material they seemed too analytical for my taste.I want something with a little color & warmth. Have a liste... 
Your jaw dropping cables
My computer audio system consists of an Asus Laptop feeding iTunes Lossless or Internet Radio stations to a Peachtree Audio MusicBox(DAC-Integrated Amp)driving Sonus Faber Toy Monitors.USB I/C was an Audioquest Forest.I've always felt drums & ... 
suggestions please
Your Nova is about 60 wpc.@8 Ohms(80 wpc.@ 6 ohms)& has a voice that leans VERY slightly toward warmth in factory form.How loud do you listen most of the time,what type of music do you generally listen to,what type of sound do you like(warm/or...