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All in One Solution for Streaming
mahler123 and others mentioned the Bluesound PowerNode. I have a secondary system with a PowerNode driving a pair of Decware DM945 bookshelf speakers that Steve Deckert designed for tube amps. I was not expecting the sound to be as good as it is.... 
Volti does it again!
Volti Audio truly stands out. Currently, my setup features large, three-way, fully horn-loaded speakers with a complete Volti system. I purchased the speakers second-hand, fetching them from a distant city. I power them with a Hegel H390 integrate... 
Omega speakers -- mostly sold out, all the time?
The bargains found in big box stores that depend on vast networks of employers paying low wages in the third world have warped our values. In America, it seems that instant gratification takes too long. For instance, waiting two years for a new De... 
Best small, desktop speakers, $500 or under (new or used)
It's just that they're so old and perhaps mid-fi that I was thinking that maybe big advances had happened since, well, 1988, and I could easily best these things with even something well under $500.I think you could trounce them multiple differe... 
Best small, desktop speakers, $500 or under (new or used)
I've chased this for years. I decided internal amplification for computer/desktop was the way to go, then improve the source: high res music files, good soundcard or DAC, Amarra, etc. I started early with new Altec Lansing ACS48s - loved them. Th...