Siavash

Thanks for your input. One thing I like about having a USB input is that if I use a digital amp, the signal can remain in the digital domain all the way through right until the power stage of the amp. I think this will achieve better results than converting the signal to analog (using a DAC) and then amplifying it with an analog amp. I haven't played with ribbon tweeters myself, but the measurements I've seen so far not that impressive. How do you characterize sound of the tweeter on your Adam A7?

You described pretty much what I like to do. Personally for me first and foremost is the acoustic performance as opposed to various connectivity options. I'm planning to do some acoustic modeling soon, and once I have something that looks promising, I'll start a design thread in DIYAudio where I document the design.

I'm embarking on a new journey to make a set of new desktop speakers. When I make a good prototype, I'm gonna demo it to people, and if I feel there is demand, I may crowdfund it. I have some rough ideas, but I'd love to get the input of the community here. I want a very low distortion, and clear sounding speaker that has a very deep bass for its size. I think something like the Audio Engine A2 is too small for deep satisfying bass and something like A5 or JBL LS305 is too big for desktop use. So I'm thinking of a 4" woofer in a compact enclosure. With the magic of DSP, you can make a 4" woofer to play really deep while sounding tight and clear As for the connectivity options, I can't really make my mind. I personally like to have a USB or optical input (24bit/48Khz al least), but also balanced inputs for use in a home recording studio (A couple of friends and I have small home recording setups so that would be nice) On the other hand, bluetooth and wifi make a lot of sense too, because a lot of the time I take my laptop and go sit on a couch across the room. It would be nice to be still be able to play music through some sort of wireless connection. What does your ideal set of compact speakers would look like? What features are nice to have? what are necessary?