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Biggest Sonic Improvement
High-end tubes from high-end solid-state. Absolutely! Tubes aren't perfect, but their benefits outweight their minor drawbacks. 
Best Small Office Speakers
I can anticipate the heat when I suggest this, but I chose a pair of Boston Acoustics speakers ( $200/pair )for our office at home. As an owner of Martin Logans I'm rather picky about sound quality, yet I found these mass market speakers to have s... 
Top manufacturers!
Top manufacturers (in my experience. NOT in order of quality): Amplification: Audio Research, Cary, Krell, Sonic Frontiers. Speakers: B&W, Martin Logan, ProAc, Thiel. Source: Magnum Dynalab, Krell. Cables: MIT.