$2000 Budget for a speaker + integrated amplifier

There's no way that the Nuforce Icon2 is going to be able to drive the 87db rated Gallo Reference Strada's. I have a pair of Strada's in my small office and they need a minimum of 25W RMS. The Icon2 is rated at 18W at 1khz with 1% distortion which makes it like a 4-5w RMS amp. BTW, the Strada's are a very nice speaker. I find myself almost listening to them more than my Martin Logan Summits.

I was under the impression that he's looking for something small and compact for a bedroom.

BTW: the amphions and John Blues are 86db - good luck driving them to anything but background levels with the nuforce.

I use a Wadia 151PowerDac mini to drive my Stradas in a 9x10 room. It plays more than loud enough for me, but the hard core rockers might not be satisfied. The Wadia punches above its 25W RMS power rating.

I can't comment on the Virtue Audio amps, but if all you need is one analog input, the little guys might work. If not, they have the Sensation amps.