Welp, it finally happened. last Sunday evening I drove 190 mi. round trip, unexpectedly, to purchase a pair of Nova 8's and 8b's for a price I was extremely comfortable paying. Pretty decent shape to boot.
After restoring 7b's and Optimus 1's, they eventually left to live with new owners, I get to play with the speakers I really wanted to try. Still have a restored pair of Optimus 21's.
So far, I have only had time to set the 8's on top of my NLA's to give a listen.
Hooked to my Sansui G-2000 that I added pre-outs to, they are being driven by a Crown Com-Tech 200 that I recently repaired. Source is a Nak 480 for the moment. Subwoofer also online.
Seem to be able to handle more power than they're 7 series brethren, and I'm not getting the listening fatigue I was from the 7's.
Now need to order caps and decide whether or not to do the Videolady mods to the 8b's.