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Audiophile Quality from Computer, Best Dac's out t
You could also try the Burson....... 6 moons loves it 
Audiophile Quality from Computer, Best Dac's out t
JKDac...... Excellent, neat the W4S, USB only with direct connection to power amp, no pre, modified Hiface i2s supplied to the sabre chip, off grid battery supply. 
Speaker with most dynamic PUNCH?
Try Zu Audio.... High efficiency and pro audio based.......speed and Dynamic scale like I've never heard in a home..... And you don't need more than 50 watts to do it. Every band you see uses Eminence based drivers..... Zu modified them for HiFi u... 
Should I bother to try a subwoofer?
When you listen to live music, the slam and attack that makes it "live and present" is sub driven.......why is it so wrong to try to have it at home? 
Zu Omen or Tekton Lore
Zu had a list of amps they tested the Omen with. Best bang for buck accordinig to Zu was the Dynaco which fits your budget. There were quite a few others some of which have been mentioned. 
Zu Omen or Tekton Lore
Speaking with Zu experience. The main driver runs full range without a crossover, covering 30hz-12khz. The supertweeter then has a capacitor and resistor inline from the main driver ensuring it fills in the highs from 12-20khz. Not a traditional 2... 
Zu Omens Vs Dali Vs Vandersteen Vs Sonus Faber
The stereophile frequency graph in question was for Druid mk2....... Using an different tweeter and FRD to the MK4 that won all the awards. Druid needs a 10mm gap at the base to load the cabinet. Standard testing calls for the speaker to be suspen... 
Recommended Digital Cable for Wadia i171 &Rega Dac
Black cat veloce $123 new(read 6 moons review) or Zu Ash mk3 if you can find it second hand. 
Upgrading Wadia 170i IDoc to new 171 IPod dock
The quality of the power to the chip in the Wadia ultimately comes down to the regs on board. Cleaner supply upstream can only improve so much. Burson regulators are much better and not that expensive, built for DIY, open up the 170i and have a lo... 
Upgrading Wadia 170i IDoc to new 171 IPod dock
I was in contact with Burson Audio and they have some cheap voltage regulator upgrades that can be used on the 170i that improve its performance, no need to update to 171 unless you need iphone/ipad connection. 
iPad as a music server?
The new Cambridge Audio iD100 ipad/iphone doc......as long as you have a dac. This should get around the usb problems and is cheaper than Wadia. 
Wyred 4 Sound Dac1 vs. Dac2
The USB can be upgraded on dac1, $250, 
Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 or DAC2?
The Australian distributed said he couldn't hear the difference between the 2 Wyred dacs. He has the Dac 1. His advise to me was if you needed a preamp for analogue/phonoinputs or had a valve pre and aren't doing USB above 24/96 then Dac1. Dac 2 o... 
ZU OMEN speakers 12ohms??
And soul different again. 
SEEKING RECOMMENDATION: Source to Amp?
You could try the Wadia 171 itransport or onkyo NS for ipod and the wyred 4 sound dac2 dac/ pre. The dac2 has 7 inputs, and volume control to a much higher end dac (sabre9018)than the Peachtree offerings.