I have read about B&W 801's for years and always wanted to hear a pair with my Mesa Baron. Some audio gurus might call that a poor match, but I love my Baron in spite of the design flaws. I think it will be with me for a long time. It has been extensively upgraded by Mill Hill Creations and it really has a new voice now with some quality tubes in addition to the upgrades.. Because of the high input sensitivity, I use and old Mod Squad (McCormack) passive preamp. In some old literature, Mesa warns against speakers with a wide impedance curve saying this will tend to modulate the amp. Martin-Logans and Thiels are mentioned as an example. The Nautilus series is beyond what I can justify, but I have eyed several pair of Matrix series III's. Still, I cannot imagine buying a pair of speakers without a careful audtion, much less a pair of 10 year old speakers. Futhermore, my obsession with the 801's is sort of baseless and there probably are about 50 pair of speakers that I should also be looking at. Suggestions and comments are welcome, please! Thanks. Mike