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Best of compact audio systems

What would you guys consider the best compact integrated audio system consisting of a pair of speakers, an integrated amp and a separate DAC ?This is what i would choose if i had the budget :Borresen 01 speakers, CH Precision I1 integrated amp and Totaldac D1-Direct DAC.This top level compact rig would fit in most small rooms and be very WAF friendly.
Let's see what you guys would build for this kind of money.


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dgarretson
2,616 posts
 
For around $25K, Gayle Sander’s Eikon audio system does it all, to which you add your DAC of choice. This compact system sounds and looks great, with LF extension to 20hz and digital room correction.

https://eikonaudio.com/
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sfseay
496 posts
 
Not very compact!
celtic66
1,780 posts
 
I watched the two videos on Eikon Audio as I'm unfamiliar with the product.  It may be fantastic, I honestly do not know.  But.....it leaves me confused about all of what it is.  Are the speakers amplified, bi-amplified and if so by what type of amplification?  Or not amplified.

Seemed rather more marketing slickness over substance.
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thieliste OP
832 posts
 
Best integrated amp at any price today is the Audionet Humboldt, i have auditioned it against other contenders like the Vitus SIA-030, CH Precision I1 and others.
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