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Small Footprint (compact) amp to power speakers?
Check Underwood HiFi specials. Either a W4S integrated or their EP integrated 
Purifi Class D: Junk?
GFiopinion is essentially meaningless 
How to select a good Speaker Cable
OP, go to Wire World website and look at the Series 8 specs. It has numerous upgrades to make it a great cable, then compare to any other cable company's specshth 
Preamp SS to match class D amp
Elac has a pre/dac/streamer that Enjoy the Music gave a rave review hth 
What s the best Class A integrated tube amp over 80W
Check out new BC 2180i (i stands for INTEGRATED) 
Whats your favourite track to play to the non hi-fi visitor?
I suggest they bring a favorite disk, if I don't have it 
High end Class D amps?
When I first received my EVS1200, elements in my system were not worthy of it. In the last 9 months I have upgraded interconnects and speaker cables with WireWorld Eclipse Series 8, I also unplugged the 1200 from the CorePower 1800 PLC, now direct... 
High end Class D amps?
+1 Petlandare you in the pet biz? I will read up on the ARC for grins. I love my EVS 1200 a ricevs/ tweakaudio creation  
Preamp SS to match class D amp
If you are patient look for Audio Alchemy DPA-1 + PS 5 outboard power supply (I have these). It is also has a very fine DAC and a headphone jack, or, after this, Peter designed a dac pre streamer for Elac, but it doesn't have a outboard PS. Enj... 
Stereo pre amp, $1.5K and under (Rotel, Parasound, Schiit)
If you are patient look for Audio Alchemy DPA-1 + PS 5 outboard power supply (I have these). It is also has a very fine DAC and a headphone jack, or, after this, Peter designed a dac pre for Elac that you might find in your price range, but it doe... 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
https://www.denafrips.com/https://www.stereophile.com/content/gramophone-dreams-40-denafrips-terminator-ares-ii-measurements In his September 2020 Gramophone Dreams, Herb Reichert reported on two D/A processors from Chinese manufacturer Denafrip... 
What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities?
Check out Danny GR Research. He mods many speakers XOs which seems to be the Achilles Heel of most speaker companies. He has a YT channel you might want to watch a few episodesHe also has some speakers that he bought a container full and is sellin... 
Recommendations for next headphone
Definitely check out Underwood HiFis new LSA headphones, which he sells direct, saving $$$hth 
High end Class D amps?
After probably at least a year of driving my EVS 1200 direct from my LPM moded Oppo 105, and having upgraded all cables and speakers I decided to reinsert my Audio Alchemy DDP- 1 + PS 5. It took a solid 24 hours to relax, and certainly sounds bett... 
High end Class D amps?
Ralph, if GFi is right, that you are close to releasing your class D, I volunteer to compare/comment on it vs my much beloved EVS 1200, dual mono IcePower AS 1200 modules with lots of Rics pixie dust. My speakers are EP 3.4s 12' concentric driver ...