TWOCHANNEL REFERENCE BUILD
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Music up close needs clarity and streaming without extra boxes. This desktop setup pairs a neutral bookshelf speaker with a hybrid amplifier that decodes digital files and a dedicated network player. It gives up the warmth of tubes but delivers low noise, precise imaging and effortless drive at arm’s length.
STREAMER
iFi Audio Zen Stream$399
INTEGRATED AMP
NAD D 3045$899
SPEAKERS
KEF LS50 Meta$1,600
Traits and placement
Read from the component list, not from listening.
Price$2,898
$2,769$127,475
Bass extension47 Hz
47 Hz18 Hz
Lowest frequency response across the system’s components. Approximate — a component is excluded only when it declares an amplifier wattage without also declaring a sensitivity figure, so an amplifier that happens to report a sensitivity slips through and can pull the reading down.
Drive difficulty85.0 dB/W
99.0 dB/W85.0 dB/W
Speaker sensitivity normalised to 8 ohms. Approximate — we do not record whether a figure was quoted per watt or per 2.83 volts, so a non-8-ohm speaker can be out by up to 3 dB.
System Components
Signal Chain
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Signal chain complete — source to speakers
Accessories
Sources
Processing
Control
Amplification
Outputs
Cartridge
Tonearm
Turntable
Tuner
Music Server
Streamer
Z
CD PlayerTransport + DAC
Digital Audio PlayerPortable Source + DAC
Phono Preamp
D
DAC
D
Surround Processor
Preamp
Stereo ReceiverTuner + Amp
AV ReceiverProcessor + Amp
Power Amp
Multichannel Amp
Integrated AmpPreamp + Power Amp
D
Headphone Amp
D
Floorstanding
Bookshelf
L
Subwoofer
Center / Surround
Atmos
In-Wall / Ceiling
Powered SpeakerAmp + Speaker
Over-Ear
On-Ear
In-Ear
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Built September 2026 · Updated 20 days ago · v1