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Tekton Double Impacts
Listening99If you mainly listen to acpustic I think you would be in for a treat with the tektons. The midrange tweeter array is very fast and you will hear guitar plucks very distinctly.  
Suggestions for bookshelf speakers that have great dynamics, budget of $500 used.
Even less so with a woman.  
New to audio. Is there a good DAC that can produce layers of sound?
2nd the Jolida tube DAC. Love mine. There was a shootout a few years ago with some pricier dacs and the Jolida won. Im sure you could find with some googling.  
Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference?
Love to see a blind test of this. 
Best high end active monitors at around 6000-9000 EUR a pair
Your a strange kat.  
Dynaudio Contour 30 vs. Focal Kanta No. 2 speaker
Yes they are very different sounding speakers for sure. I can see the appeal to either one although I would lean more toward the fuller perhaps slightly darker Dyn sound. Dynaudios to me do not sound like any other speakers especially their upper ... 
Dynaudio Contour 30 vs. Focal Kanta No. 2 speaker
I heard the Kantas a few weeks back and IMO they are not that big of a step up from the Arias. Not to say they were bad because even the Arias are pretty good. I would go Dynaudio if you have some good beefy power to drive them and you do.  
Suggestions for higher efficiency speakers
Audio Archon has Tektons I believe.  
Focal Aria sounds muffled and far away being run on a denon AVR-X3400H
Any descent 2 channel amp should be a good upgrade to the internal amps of the Denon. Some used amps that you could find at a descent price Adcom GFA, Odyssey Stratos, even a Crown XLS. Im with sone of the other posters here in the opinion it shou... 
Hidden Gems in Pre-Owned Solid State Power Amplifiers?
Odyssey Audio 
Best integrated tube amplifier, under $3,000.00. No phono needed. Could be used, too.d
Theres a used Octave V40se around for 2k. That would be my pick.  
The new NSMT Model 100 Speakers
Great question.  
Chord Qutest vs. Benchmark 2 or 3?
Cheaper than your other 2 options but the Jolida Tube Dac 3 is really a nice dac even compared to pricier models IMO. Musical and slightly warm but detailed as well. I also have the Node 2 and the Jolida is head and tails better than the Dac in th... 
The midi range, not the tweeter, is the most important driver in a speaker.
Just go in your profile and discussions started. You can delete from there.  
Suggestions for higher efficiency speakers
There is a pair of Tekton Perfect Set on Audiogon for 1200 bones.