That could and likely is through, but where as with headphones and IEMs my most common amp/dac recommendation is a Apple dongle or iBasso DC05 is we want to get fancy and I can barely hear any difference when comparing to a $500 stack or even the $2k Hugo2 etc. When I recommend speaker amps I go for Hegel H190 or Supernait 3 which sound absurdly good even compared to the step down models from the same brands. Those cost $4-5k and their benefits are very clear with a $1000 pair of speakers like Revel M16's to the point that I can't think of a better set for $5-6k. Would be nice to hear some non-seller expert talk about this.