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Integrated amp recommendations
Since you are familiar with and like Dan's gear have you considered his new hybrid integrated? 
Poor Fritz
Because the DIY public doesn't keep their doors open the large scale manufactures do. 
Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA?
I would want some more warmth and body to the sound to balance out the Mytek and the Parasound, but that's just me.   
Potential Warmer Replacement for LS17SE
+2 on the Supratek as you can buy a brand new Chardonnay for less than your budget. 
Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA?
All of the Mytek DAC products are going to have a similar house sound so swapping one Mytek for another won't really change anything.  I would look at adding a tube preamp in place of the Marantz.  
Power amp recommendation for Harbeth 30.2s
Not sure why your worried about taking the volume knob on the PL past twelve o’clock as it surely doesn’t care and you wont hurt it. If your YBA has a higher than normal input sensitivity then it may be necessary. But if you just want to look at a... 
accessories4less.com
How is Accessories4Less responsible for the type of spike that Canton, a German company, supplies with their factory stands.  It seems to me that their advice to you was correct in that if you weren't happy with the ones supplied buy a different t... 
Audio envy - dang!
They have slightly different voicing. One is not better than the other.  I have used 4:3 for almost two years between preamp and amp and as an AES cable so it's not just for phono cables but may just be what he recommends for that application. 
So what ever happened to Kinki Studio???
@thrasherbear The M1+ and the M7 are set up in two different systems in two different room so no can't try M1+ as a preamp for M7.  The two amps have the same basic sonic signature the M7 just has more reserve current which I don't think would rea... 
Speakers which always sound good
@erik_squires Where in South Carolina are you looking Erik? 
Speakers which always sound good
Vandersteen 2CE Signature or 1CE, Harbeth, Reynaud.  Amplifier and placement friendly.  
Lumin app, Teac HR streamer app, Esoteric app problem.
The Linn app was the predecessor to the "Lumin" suite of apps you listed and is supposed to work with all three brands of streamers.  Never had a problem with any of the four working with my NT-505. 
Supratek Owners Thread
Mine was definately opened by customs. 
laid back stereo power amp
I've owned four different Odyssey amp models over the last 20+ years and wonder if he has actually ever heard one.  Audio Research are anything but warm and fuzzy tube amps and the Odyssey amps would even be smoother than many of them.  
laid back stereo power amp
@6119 I think you'll like it as I've enjoyed mine since the first of the year fronted by the Supratek Chardonnay.