Best set-up under $20K

Legacy focus xds will easily fill up a large room 96db efficiency and pair well with hegel

The speakers have true subwoofers built in

They also throw a huge soundstage

Next look at a 432evo standard music server this server will get a far better sound out of the hegels dac

Dave and Troy

AUDIO INTELLECT NJ

Hegel legacy and 432evo dealers

I love the Focus XD also, but pairing with an external integrated amp is not straightforward. The subs internal to the XDs must be powered by the internal 750 watt amp, and that amp has no input trim. It's unlikely that the gain on the integrated is exactly the same as the XD internal amp.

The Legacy And Wavelet external crossover is a popular solution, but at $8k, it's a budget buster in this case.

The Focus SE is a good option when there's a desire to use an external amplifier with minimum fuss. Where there's no external amplifier, the XDs can be entirely powered via the internal amp.

Aesthetix Calypso Sig, Ayre VX-5 Twenty, Lumin U1 Mini, Line Magnetic LM 502ca & Graham LS5/9. All connected with several sets of Audience AU24 XLR, speaker lines & digital cables w/Transparent PCs. All purchased pre-owned & all in excellent condition - perfect in my med size room. All tubes NOS Amperex, Telefunken & RCA. Just over the $20K mark total investment.

I agree with others: add a dedicated streamer and a high quality external DAC .  Breath new life yes it will. 

Keep the Hegel and get a pair Harbeth SHL5 XD, or 40.2’s, or 40.3 XD at a discount.  Get a good player - such as the Bryston BDP-3 and with a Schitt Yggdrasil DAC or any number of others that will cost more). 

Or… keep the Hegel and get the Legacy Audio Signature XD, or Focus XD with a good player and DAC (suggested above).

Or… keep the Hegel and get the Klipsch Cornwall IV, or Forte IV speakers with a good player and DAC (suggested above).

Any of these will sound superb.  The Harbeths will have a warm rich sound a lot like the Quad ESL 57’s (about the best there is with proper set up and room), which is why I suggest them.

The Legacy’s a bit more neutral sound, with superb soundstage and bass as well as mids and highs.  Very dynamic with great detail resolution, which is natural (not hyped like the B&W’s).

The Klipsch also has great soundstage, mids, bass and highs with a live sound that will fill the room.  But, are pretty sensitive to placement.  They are very efficient, and can be driven with tube amps, if you want to consider some of those - probably best with tube amps.

Those would prolly be my top 3 in that budget range - some quite a bit less.