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Looking for a Quality Desktop Solution

Holiday greetings to my fellow audiophiles.

I am hoping you have some suggestions to complete a desktop audio system for my home office.  I run Roon in my main two-channel system and have a MRendu as a streaming Roon endpoint I'd like to use as the start for this system.  So I need a DAC/Amp and either powered or passive small form near-field monitors since I don't have a ton of space on my desk.

My budget is 3K.

Thanks,

David

decal
jbuhl's avatar
jbuhl
892 posts
 

It also looks like the new LS50 is Roon certified so you could sell MRendu. That would be a sanitary setup.

Only negative is flexibility forfeit over separates.

yyzsantabarbara
4,500 posts
 

The passive LS50 (what I have) is a little too big to be on a desktop. The new active one with DSP (and desktop setting I think) would be better, but then you do not need the Hegel 390.

The isoacustics stand are really a must for desktop speakers.

Amazon.com: IsoAcoustics Iso-Stand Series Speaker Isolation Stands with Height & Tilt Adjustment: Iso-155 (6.1” x 7.5”) Pair : Musical Instruments

 

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arafiq
1,598 posts
 

Check this out ...

 

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danager
874 posts
 

GR Research Desktop mini

Big buck sound for not a lot of money. Some assembly required

Add a small inexpensive sub and you you'll be able to update the dac and the amp and never want to leave your desk.

decal OP
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I hadn’t thought about speakers behind me but it would make great sense. I don’t have much room on my smallish desk which already has a laptop and second screen. If I put speakers on my desk, where would I throw my crap?

Right now I am considering something like the setup @arafiq shared, but just getting a small footprint integrated with a headphone output and skipping speakers for now.  I do have some good phones (Aeon Open and Focal Clear) that would be great to use at my desk.  Although I am going to try out the speakers behind me idea to see how that works for the future.

 

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