High end speakers at low volume

@ricco275  You would be surprised. Once you correct the frequency response for low level listening all the details will come out. 

I am not a fan of the Loki. If price is an issue the MiniDSP SHD is the way to go. The Anthem STR Preamp is even better , the Trinnov Amethyst better still and the best is the DEQX Pre 4. These are preamps so you you would need an amp to match. Given that you like to listen at low levels I think the Pass Labs XA 25.8 would be perfect. 

I think the basic tonal quality of the speaker has a lot to o with how it might sound at a lower volume. For me, highly accurate, analytical, or 'resolving' speakers lose even more body as they are turned down. +1 Sonus Faber, Rockport, Joseph, et al.

An amp can have a lot to do with low level body and resolution. I moved from a W4S STI-1000 huge Cl D integrated to an Odyssey Audio Kismet stereo amp a month ago and the microdynamics and detail I now hear are even more than I thought possible at 65-70 dB listening when reading. It draws me in.

Finding speakers amp that sound nice at 60-70db with no equalization in the audio chain will mean that same set up will probably be unusable at real volumes. You'll have to pick if EQ is a no-no.  

So, love or hate DSP, I will say that the DSPeaker Anti-Mode 2.0 I use for room correction, and some minimal eq lowering, has made the sound of my two-channel system very audibly better. I don't think folks understand how low, flat bass (non-room-lumpy bass) can sound so stunning when controlled.

PLUS the unit has the equivalent of a loudness control for both bass and treble curves easily used on the fly. The speakers in our room, Raidho D2s sound clear as bell, and luscious at 65dB with bass that'll stun you despite how quiet it seems.

I vote at the very least for a loudness control, and at the very best, one of the high-end DEQX units that I've lusted after.  It could be tricky otherwise unless you're willing to give up the best sound at one end of the volume chart (low or not low).   Good luck. Keep asking and researching.

@mijostyn @musicaddict im fine investing in qualitative eq. im not convinced by components which are also preamp as they will affect the sound. As preamp I had in mind Viva and CAT or VAC as power amp. And definitely I’d like to keep my dac separated. That’s why the only option I could think of was Schiit, at least at my knowledge. And I would like some high end EQ that won’t jeopardise the whole chain with noise or other unpleasant additions.

@ricco275 , simplicity is always best. The Anthem can do way more then everything else together at far lower distortion levels. Once you are in numbers you can do almost anything you want without the added distortion analog adjustments always make. The added capacity of just the Anthem unit would bring your system to heights you can not imagine. 

@musicaddict  Painfully correct. A system that sounds fine at low levels will shriek at you at high levels. With digital signal processing you can easily have it both ways.  

@mijostyn uhm… not sure about their performance as preamp which is the most important element in the chain. What’s wrong with the Loki Max?