Advice from apartment dwellers

Give up the speakers, it is a lost cause. Move to a good set of headphones Unless you have a pre WWII apartment, you will never get the ability to listen at sound levels that make the hobby enjoyable. I do live in an apartment, but I listen during the day when all my neighbors are out working for the 'man'. Works out fine.

Excellent suggestion Dweller-

I will concur w/ the Thiel loudspeakers, either CS 1.7 or CS 2.4 will be plenty for an apartment system.

BAT, Rogue Audio or Creek integrated amps are on par w/ these speakers.

Cables/cords- AudioQuest, Wireworld, Straight Wire.
Keep me posted & Happy Listening!

best "bedroom" systems I had were:

Pathos Twin Towers mated with Vienna Acoustics Mozarts

Cary 300sei mated with ProAc 1sc

Source in both systems was a Naim CD3. Either set-up would be excellent in an apartment setting where you do not want to "shake the walls".

I also like Michael Green Design PZCs for room treatments ... they are some of the most visually acceptable I have seen

THE best low-volume speakers I have ever heard are the Totem
Dreamcatchers which go for about $400 on here.
Read the Stereophile review on them, it tells it like it is.

Thanks all, for your considered responses and information...looks like I have some reading up to do. Many thanks!