Who wants the best improvement in their system EVER!

Ridiculous. Disconnecting a speaker will immediately lower the overall level…big deal. I prefer listening to stereo sound, and if I am having a conversation I turn the thing down…please do not consider this comment a response only because I don't care the hear anymore from you about this as it disturbs my sense of calm.

Arafiq…at least you can compensate for the lack of hifi satisfaction with the McLaren so all is not lost.

All one needs to do to get great sound is to coat your sound room with 2" foam rubber, have a carpeted concrete slab floor, use Magico M project speakers with $200,000 amps of your choice, use wire that costs more than a McLaren, and listen to well made 1/4" reel to reel recordings on a modern tape deck. Also, avoid those claiming to be experts on any esthetic issue whenever possible.