This is a deeper rabbit hole than I imagined. Let's see chip amps run from a battery, hopefully also DIY, wow what a wealth of information shared by all. Still dancing between the x-statiks and nx-studio. Really would like to dive deep and do the NX-Oticas, someday.
I do not have a dedicated listening room. The living room space is limited by a baby grand and couches. The family room is limited by ... life and all the rest of the stuff, TVs bookcase, chairs, etc. I'm not sure at this point I can really manage the 3 feet from the wall needed for the X-Statiks. And like others in the desert southwest I have tile floors or thin carpet.
This is really starting to be fun. I'm not sure I could go wrong which ever direction I go.
There is so much to learn, and we must let Eva Cassidy sing freely, along with Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Miles, Paco....
Thank you all,
Bob