Linaeum, I thanks for the suggestion, since my posting the comment, I have gotten a hold of a pair of DIY Scott Nixon monos at 40 watts each and have sent them to Part Connexion, with Chris Johnson in the reigns to have them modded, in order to pair them up with my choice of speakers. A surprisingly excellent pairing that I have heard, even with just 20 watts of a Sharp Digital Amplifier all in one system that I paid $75 for was my EPOS ES 11, which is crossoverless, with the exception of a capacitor between the midwoofer and the tweeter. The sound as of now is ridiculously rhythmic and tonally even, really fast with a low end that bellies the price of both, around $400 retail, used for the EPOS and new for the Sharp, and to be honest, they both sound as good as my other audio weapons of choice, a First Sound Paramount HOT ROD MKII and a Final Laboratories Music 6 Opchip amp fully battery powered.
PS: I do not think that the original Rega Planet was good, it sounded too warm and thus sluggish. Perhaps a Naim CD player might be on call here. They are pricey even used, might be their drawback.
What about a brand new CEC belt driven transport, at 1.4K, expensive new, but with a construction that bellies its price. Pair that up with a decent or affordable DAC, now, that would make some really, really classy sounds.
Try to experiment with OFC, Oxygen Free Copper and pure continuous copper wiring, that will also add more speed to the sound.
