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Desktop single-driver speakers?
^^^ Interesting little system,looking forward to your comments on performance..If you like what you hear & look to move up I HIGHLY recommend the tiny size,HUGE sounding Audience Clairaudient 1+1..Simply blown away by the performance of these ... 
Critical listening and altered states
This all boils down to 1 thing,FEELING. I doubt there are even a handful of Agone members who do not listen to music to feel,to experience transcending their normal existence.Some humans need or desire the directional shift their brain takes when ... 
High End Headphones And HP Amp.
For the life of me I can NOT understand WTH listeners are hearing with Focal.I demo’d Clear & Utopia,like sticking my head in an aluminum can & listening.ABSOLUTELY no natural,organic warmth,NO SOUL!NOTHING but a cold,lifeless,mechanical p... 
How long does Class A have?
Just this very mourning I bought a pristine Sugden "MusicMaster"pure Class A amplifier(15/24 wpc.) from a Bijou system..Don't give a rats behind what "takes over",I got mine & you will have to fight your way into my castle,get past a hail of 9... 
What's your dream speaker?
 Harbeth M40.2 Anniversaries or the newer 40.3XD's... 
Tried and true recommendations: headphones, amp, source
OP"I just bought a pair of HifiMan Sundara phones to try out, and since they're middle of the road I can start there and determine if they are "good enough" or if I want to try something upwards from there. I'm also going to start building the DAC... 
Tri-Art Class D
^^^ cool,is that the "Series B System"review?Appreciate the reply.. 
Tri-Art Class D
Well I would rather not get there as opposed to going somewhere I don't want to go.. 
Living audio set-up
I read somewhere the owner/designer/builder of Harbeth LOVES Hegel & uses them exclusively to demo his speakers..I would imagine the combination would be highly musical,tonally colorful & easily enjoyable..Don't forget decent stands & ... 
Living audio set-up
Small will work if you compact your listening area,ie:set up system on the short wall & sit a little closer.I would also at least throw a rug down & curtains over the closest windows.. 
Living audio set-up
^^^ IMO they might come off as a bit bass shy,smallish cabinet & drivers..I heard the Lumina V recently driven by a Creek EVO50 & I have to say they have the wonderful,rich yet detailed sound SF has always had a reputation for... 
Living audio set-up
Pretty good size room & hard.IMO a good floorstanding 3 way is the way to go here + they would be a bit more efficient,making better use of power.In your room I would absolutely not get anything that has a tendency to be brighter sounding like... 
Amp Recommendation for new JBL L100 Classic
If your in the UK I would look at Quad,Creek or Audiolab..Every Cambridge I ever heard sounded mechanical.Quad & the Creek EVO stuff is very musical & natural sounding.. 
Living audio set-up
I have heard the Hegel 590 driving Harbeth M40.2 speakers & the sound was pretty amazing but then together they retail for about $25,000.00..All my research says Hegel is a top choice with well rounded sound not favoring any particular sound t... 
Living audio set-up
Hi,first off I would recommend an all in one solution with built in DAC & Headphone INSTEAD of seperate power amp/pre amp. Hegel,SimAudio or Quad Vena2 would be at the top of my list.. As for speakers you need a general idea what type of tone ...