fatdaddy2

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The anachronistic CD Transport? And do I really need one.
Have you tried getting a CD lens cleaner?  If not, that might clear up most of your read/dropout problems and prolong the useful life of your Rotel. 
Schiit - shipments stopped?
If the OP thinks that a shipping delay on an audio preamp is a "serious problem", then maybe he lives in a different universe than the rest of us right now! 
Does Age Matter?
65 and not into streaming, nor Facebook nor Twitter for that matter.  Still buying both CD's and LP's, and the size of my collection is NOYDB! 
For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone....
Thiel 
Speaker upgrade for classical music
LS 3/5A (all around). 
Living room system: class A or AB amps?
Oh, you should obviously use [insert MY personal favorite here] with your Focals.  After spending so much on your speakers (hopefully from a reputable dealer), are you trying to tell us you are more willing to listen to a bunch of opinionated schn... 
Are the 6 speakers from a 2001 Bose Lifestyle 20 Music System worth anything?
But..if you sold them...wouldn't you be moving away from your...Bose Lifestyle? 
Your shipping wrecks. USPS,FED-EX and UPS
Re: USPS, make sure you sign up for Informed Delivery, which sends you a daily email with images of the mail you are due to receive that day, as well as tracking numbers and/or senders of any packages due for delivery that day and in the near futu... 
How old are you?
Old enough to have heard the Stones live in Hyde Park in '69, listened to the Beatles at night with my transistor radio before the first Sullivan broadcast, was shocked by the announcement of Kennedy's assassination in my school classroom, practic... 
McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound
And don't forget, wash your hands for 5.5 minutes with Dial soap and wear 70/30 cotton/poly gloves when installing, or all your work will go to waste! 
Looking for more detail in a speaker
Not knowing from your description if the 805 audition was using your same Mac streaming as a source, but if not, the DAC used in the audition was likely a large contributing factor to the pronounced percussion on SFTD.  You have a 3.5' wall?  If t... 
Will 12 inch subwoofer be enough for an 18x20 room (with 10 ft cielings)
I have a similar room; using JBL pro stage 18" powered sub, located on the back wall, firing sideways.  No complaints. 
Any repair shops handling Sony DVD S9000 ES?
Repair=no new equipment for wife to get upset about 
What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it?
Garrard 401 TT w/Scheu Tacco arm and Dynavector Karat cart, driving JLTi MC phono pre (w/custom umbilical from the designer, RIP). 
Who are your three favorite female singers?
Ella FitzgeraldAnneke Van GiersbergenJulie Christy