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tube rolling with Schiit Freya +
Go here and ask Kevin if you've any questions. 
Demonstrating an Oppo 105 in my Toyota Sienna
If you use the DIAG output, only the setup menu will be visible on the TV. So you couldn’t demo a movie.The 2 pin cheater would work although be careful that the car’s 110volt isn’t "dirty" DC/AC convertor which might cause noise or issues. 
Tube amp forethought
It seems the OP wasn't buying the tube lore - posted a few days later looking at a Krell KSA250!  
How many times have you ...
Speaking of which, I was at a show with Chad Kassem demoing Acoustic Sounds' remastered records. Tony Bennett, Hendrix etc. if memory serves me correctly. While the new versions were noise-free and sounded good, the originals, to my ears, were act... 
How many times have you ...
Original Columbia, Decca, London, Mercury, RCA Red, etc. from the early sixties thru the seventies are relatively inexpensive and can give you a taste of clean, clear, transparent, in-the-room sound that is missing from many modern digital recordi... 
How many times have you ...
@millercarbon Good post. So I head over to betterrecords.com. Jeez.WHS are expensive. I'm reassured that if I ever become a billionaire, I'll know what to spend some of it on.  
Need To Add One More Line Input
Don Audio make a kit of good parts which might suit. 
Turntable Advice Needed
Nice gear by the way. I'd love to hear it with the direct drive 1200GR! 
Turntable Advice Needed
Technics 1200GR, Nagaoka MP500, Schiit Mani. 
Jury rigging a WiFi controlled speaker selector
Use one of these at the amplifier.https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07944GQ6C/ref=sspa_mw_detail_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1 
Cat jumped on turntable
Prudent to keep animals, children, and cleaning persons out of the listening room. 
Comments regarding new setup
OK. So when you said, "last 50+ years I’ve almost exclusively used panel speakers," you threw me a curveball! 
Marantz Receiver (SR7008) 125W/9ch, Rotel 1090 and 2 pairs of floorstanding B&W's
Bi-amping amps should be the same.  
Onkk Cue Turntable
Don't most good turntables "make the music sing in a way digital streaming does not?" 
Comments regarding new setup
Interesting when one changes a lifetime habit. In your case, imagine the possibilities if you had not followed the panel speaker paradigm for all those years! That’s why I run both a Quad ESL and box speaker systems.