$2000 Budget for a speaker + integrated amplifier

I was under the impression that he's looking for something small and compact for a bedroom.

BTW: the amphions and John Blues are 86db - good luck driving them to anything but background levels with the nuforce.

The John Blue JB3's are absolutely remarkable speakers and very well suited for an office or bedroom system. I'm extremely happy with them in an office system driven by a Jolida FX-10 tube integrated that's rated at 10 watts. It has more than enough power for the JB3's in a 10"x10" space.

My bedroom rig costs a lot less than that: Linn Classik and Spica TC-50 speakers. Sounds awful good.. really good!

Thank you for all the input guys!

Yes, he is looking for book shelf speakers, prefers to stick with the 2.0 set up.

DAC is optional. And based on Prpixel's input, I shall give up the nuforce :) I have never tried nurforce before, and was hoping there can be some miracle with it.

How about some Class T amps by Virtue Audio? looks like they are kinda popular:
http://store.virtueaudio.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=27

according to 6moon's review, the Virtue amps can drive the 85db M&Ds without problem.

I use a Wadia 151PowerDac mini to drive my Stradas in a 9x10 room. It plays more than loud enough for me, but the hard core rockers might not be satisfied. The Wadia punches above its 25W RMS power rating.

I can't comment on the Virtue Audio amps, but if all you need is one analog input, the little guys might work. If not, they have the Sensation amps.