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tpoole638 Non of your equipment stands out as being "bad" in any way. The PSB speakers and NAD amp is essentially perfet match (Lenbrook owns both PSB and NAD and I am sure that they use each others' products when voicing equipment). using non-descript cabling is always a hit and miss. Look closely at the interconnects being used between the DACit and the NAD. Lower end Monster cables (both speaker and interconnects) have had a long time issue regarding the bottom end, and sizzling highs. This makes these lower end products "saleable". (I am in no way trying to beat up the salesman in any way here, I'm sure he tried to provide you with what "most" folks expect and want when spending a few $$$s on wiring) A smart move is to use one of the tape inputs for a DAC input. They usually bypass a bunch of electronics sending the best signal through the amp. Make sure you have a good optical cable. I didn't say expensive, but did say good. Speaker placement can have a profound effect on the tonal balance and clarity ("transparency") of a loudspeaker system. Most reviewers place speakers well out into a room (often allowing for 1 metre or about 39" of "breathing room" around each speaker with nothing else in that area). What you place your equipment on can have an equally profound effect on the sound. Components vibrate, and these can smear the sound coming from each, resulting in an "additive" effect. If you can, get a good component rack. Again good need not mean expensive. Do some research on an IKEA "Lack rack". About as cheap as you can get, yet with very good sonic results (I have a welded Target stand, but I helped a friend make a "Lack rack" and it sounds great on his sytem which consits of a Roksan Xerxes MkI/RB250 hotrod/Ortofon MC3 Turbo/Jolida JD-9 phono stage and any number of good digital amps as well as a couple of nice tube amps. So what items have you been undrsold and why? I think the lack of a good stand (but for as little as USD$40 you can resolve that, or get the cheaper but equally good similar table available in the US at Target) is pretty glaring. I would also visit the store you purchased from and ask if they will take the wiring back in trade and allow you to try some other stuff. Oh, and a last question: How is the iPad connected to the AppleTv? Also please avoid using any compressed audio format if possible. As a minimum use Apple's "lossless" format I don't think being "undersold" is a bad thing. Most folks resist any mention of purchasing better wire. But you will find that the devil is in the details. Having never seen the book ,Goodsound (as opposed to Laura Dearborn's similarly themed and titled "Good Sound", which is excellent, although a little old now), from what I gather is the "new" reference for audio systems and set-up. I can suggest or Robert Harley's excellent but more technical The Complete Guide to High-End Audio.