Small shops . That ' s what wholesale is after all . <| sep |> What is your experience with speakers ? Cuz if you been driving a prius and immediately want to go to a bugatti veryon , without knowing why it is better than a ferrari or lamborghini , you are really wasting a lot of money . And audiophile realm is bullshit . Audiophile requires experience not a billfold . Sorry for the mini rant , but alot of inexperienced people buy equipment that is wasted on them lol . I have not heard the Buchardt in person yet . But i believe zeos said the larger ones werent that good on a desk but the larger ones are fucking huge so it makes sense . Im guessing after shipping they are going to be a little north of $ 1000 . Right now I would pick up the unviersally acclaimed ELAC UniFi UB 5 currently on sale for $ 400 . U n i f iBookshelfSpeakerBlackdpB 01 CRYWVG 2 refpdlutypsimh 21 ? encodingUTF 8 pdrdiB 01 CRYWVG 2 pdrdrB 9 XH 2 J 9 NAFSN 6 TV 2 SD 5 JpdrdwQW 0 KLpdrdwgYdd 70 psc 1 refRIDB 9 XH 2 J 9 NAFSN 6 TV 2 SD 5 Jor the jbl 530 while you can still get them for $ 600 . I believe they are discontinued the the price will sky rocket to 800 easy . Studio 530525 InchBookshelfdpB 00622 STI 0 refsr 11 ? selectronicsieUTF 8 qidtelsr 11 keywordsjbl 530 I have the jbl 530 and the SVS Ultras $ 1000 and on a desk i prefer the jbl 530 . They have amazing imaging on a desk . Behringer a 500 will power anything you through at it so not much to say on that . I am gonna say schiit stuff is good but i am having trouble with my modi 2 uber having usb error which is currently pissing me off but you are paying a premium to being made in the USA . The magni 2 is a fine amplifier , it has served me well to power my my hifiman he 400 and mad dog pros . For a preamp I would just go with a SCHIIT SYS i believe . Then i just realized , what sound to you prefer ? Netural , bright or bass ? lolBut if you get the elacs or jbls with the rest of that equipment , i believe you would have a fantastic starting kit to become a proper audiophile . Down the road you can upgrade any piece of the kit and you will know why it is better . And what is this desktop setup for ? gaming station or workstation ? cuz with the money you save if you go with cheaper speakers , i reccomend picking up a sweet 4 k monitortv too lol .