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Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget
DeVore Orangutan O/Baby would be great in that room. My O96’s are not going anywhere. ProAc D2 are very good. I had an older pair w/ dome tweeters. But with your budget you can do better. Sonus Faber sound fantastic with tubes, probably SS too b... 
DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/baby speakers
@snapoli2  Interesting, what’s the size of your room and what amp are you using? I also prefer the O/Baby visually but the 10” woofer is very tempting…  
What is turn on/off sequence of amp and pre-amp?
mr_m do you use the Standby switch at all during the power up/down process?  
What is turn on/off sequence of amp and pre-amp?
Same question as Phil, I've been using Standby before shutting down and then obviously it's in Standby mode when I power on. Is this necessary? Or maybe even detrimental somehow?Although my amp doesn't make a pop sound. It does make a thunk noise ... 
Best small, desktop speakers, $500 or under (new or used)
Hilde45 Some if these recommend speakers seem large for a desk. Do you have a size cutoff? Rear ports will need 4” minimum from a wall, if no rear wall this may help placement.  
Low volume listening dynamics
Am I confused? If you want to listen at a low volume (say 60db) the only difference between high and low sensitivity speakers will be how hard your amp is working to create that 60db, no? 
Best small, desktop speakers, $500 or under (new or used)
AudioEngine A5 has 5” mid with soft dome tweeter... 
Need speaker cable
roxy54,I also haven’t tried heroin but I’ve heard enough about it that I’m not interested. I’d be happy to a/b test expensive cables. But there is a lot of information online conflicting the benefits of high-end cables. What is the value of the wi... 
Need speaker cable
I haven’t listened/tested high end cables but I am very skeptical of spending $500 on cables for a $1000 amp. (I think I googled the OP’s amp correctly)I’d suggest spending money on other parts of the setup.   
Best small, desktop speakers, $500 or under (new or used)
No idea if they’re the best but I had a pair of Audio Engine A2 that I liked, What Hi-Fi gave 4 🌟. They make larger sizes, passive or active. And wireless or not.