So I just bought a Hegel H390 and

+1 Kef. maybe Ref 5 or if you can, blades? 

also, using ethernet into the hegel, note that you will hear significant SQ improvements with a BonnN8 network switch (with LPS).

I understand that an etherregen (with LPS) will also make similar improvements i the Bonn8

The hegel is a great amp and it will improve further with noise reduction from ethernet and also from power supply/power conditioners. 

Hello,
I agree that the Hegel gear sounds great with a lot of speakers. My recommendation is KEF Reference 1 bookshelf on the matching stands for $10k. Don’t be fooled by the bookshelf description. You do not need subs with this. When you go to shows KEFs are being driven by Hegel gear a lot. If you need towers go with the R line which is less expensive like the KEF R5 or  KEF R11. This store sells both in the Chicagoland area:
https://holmaudio.com/
If anyone has either of these brands and wants to demo them to hear for themselves you should stop by this store.  They let you demo products in your home. When I was in the store pickin up my Hegel V10 phono stage that I ordered they had the H590 hooked up to the KEF Blades. The other big room is where they had the Hegel H390 and the KEF Reference 1s on sound anchor stands. They look good with both stands. I prefer the KEF stands. Another option is Maggie’s with the JL Audio Subs. This would be $10k also if you bought big enough Maggie’s and the F series JL Audio subs like a pair of JL Audio F110 subs. 
This store is not a Maggie dealer. Maggie’s also sound great with REL subs. I own both brands and love them both. I hope this helped you out. 

Speaker Cable Rabbit Hole #3642 and counting. :-) I'm still learning, testing (A-B with different sets). I purchased custom length and custom terminated cables from Blue Jeans Cables in the, "not expensive let's try them a while category" and have loved them. I spent significantly more for AudioQuest Rocket speaker cables and the A-B was barely noticeable. Imo not worth the the "cost benefit".

Blue Jeans has an interesting "ultrasonic welding" which imo is impressive. And the offer more termination options than any custom cable I've seen. (If you're into banana connections theirs are a "locking" connection which I think is impressive. Some prefer spade -- for better surface connections -- and they offer 2 different sizes. They have a dropdown menu of 14 different configurations!) Oh, and they are FAST in making and shipping cables. I've ordered 3 different sets and was surprised how quickly I received the order. (FYI I do not work for nor receive benefit from Blue Jeans. They probably don't even remember my orders :-)) 

Even AudioQuest connections are set screws into twisted cable. Blue Jeans are very good cables at a very affordable price you can use, and if you (like me) consider upgrading in future, you've not spent a lot of money (like my 4 sets of AudioQuests in a box) :-) Happy hunting!  

https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/index.htm 

Thank you everyone!

 You all have given me some good ideas on speakers I should try to audition.

JD

So this Hegel will drive speakers with low impedence dips?