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MiniDSP Flex with a Wiim streamer would check all the boxes.

I have this setup and am very happy.

You don't necessarily need HDMI to connect your TV to a Flex. Most TVs have an optical output. The analog balanced version of the Flex has two digital inputs. One can be used for your TV and the other for a streamer. That's the configuration I've been using and it's been great. You also get an...

I'm powering the KLH Model 5 (fairly similar speaker) with a NC252MP amp from Buckeye and a miniDSP Flex, with great success.

You can see here how they are touching the heatsink and bulging ^

I've become a little disillusioned with NAD/Lenbrook. My Bluesound node recently died because a couple caps in the PS were touching the heatsink. It cost me $5 to fix. They quoted $350. The unit has a soft rubber coating that has turned into a sticky mess. Lenbrook assumes zero responsibility...

Class D Hypex or Purifi amp, with MiniDSP Flex as pre-amp and to manage the sub?

I'm running my Model 5s with a Buckeye nc252mp stereo amp, with a MiniDSP Flex as the pre. Sounds great to my ears!

Is this also true for nc252mp?

I really wish my MP amp would mute before going into standby mode. The pop is rather disconcerting.

When my NC252MP amp turns off after ten mins of inactivity (auto-sense) there is always a mild pop.

I came here to say this. It has an auto-detect option for wake-up and powers down after ten minutes without signal. In standby, I think it consumes around 0.5W. In idle, around 15W.

Ok, I'm an idiot. I shorted the speaker cables. The speakers are likely fine and I'll be taking the amp in for service. I really appreciate the help. I should have triple checked the cables first.

Doodski, you're amazing. I just tested them and one of the transistors has continuity across all combinations. So that one is fried? It's on the side that the bad speaker was connected to when the amp fried.

It's possible, but I never touched the back of the amp until I heard the bad speaker. Then I swapped the speaker cables on the back and it was faint on the other channel.