speakers for first watt j2

Good point Al and now that you mention that my friend did have a concern with the J2 for the reason you gave, the decrease in power at lower impedances.

I would go for an older pair of tannoys. Sometimes you can get an old pair of Arden's for that dough. Then later you could always build custom boxes for the drivers and outboard xovers.
Failing that I second the ref 3a suggestion. Or look at zu.

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