Wow, I would have to ask you to consider possible selling the Nak and using additional funding to buy a whole 13 to 15 hundred dollar system, or perhaps using this rec as a tuner. Most speakers in that price range are deserving of and needing better amplification. I genuinely think a well thought out $1200 system would probably sound better than this unit hooked up to a pair of quality $1200 speakers.
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.