Thanks for the response guys!  I'm guessing I would eventually need a pick up a sub to go with the RC-10s since they only go down to 50Hz.     Wish I could do an in home comparison to my current setup - I'm considering buying them locally from someone off craigslist and just don't want to...

So, you will probably laugh at me but right now I have a Klipsch Promedia 2.1 setup that I play FLAC files through a USB DAC. To my non-audiophile ears they sound pretty darn good! But I do understand they are sub par.   If I pick up a pair of Energy RC-10 speakers would they sound much...

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I am currently running my audio (FLAC on PC) through an HRT Music Streamer ii DAC to Klipsch 2.1 Pro Media speakers.  I'd really like to upgrade my speakers for better clarity and soundstage etc, and I've always heard great things about tube amps.  My budget is around $1000 for speakers and amp...