Hi Steve,
Well, I have been debating, (now ignored) non-oversampling vs. oversampling. I wish we could get Kusunoki to debate here. Mr. Kondo has lamentably passed away. My amp and preamp builder is designing a NOS DAC sans tubes. Given his design record, I can't wait.
On another subject, I noticed in Eric Winer's on line tutorial he uses small monitors for his sound. I have a good friend who makes monitors for studio purposes. He swears by them in that they produce the flattest measured frequency range. Studios do need a small speaker for studio purposes.
I would hope an engineer who knows his stuff would jump in here. It is too bad that the Apogee company had been scuttled. Leo Spiegel could give a great lecture on speaker design. The Scintilla was his best IMHO.