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Integrated amp
@drhamlingrichard - What is your primary system? What sources will you be using in the 2nd system? What is your budget? Do you have physical size restraints? 
Pop albums with an opening overture?
An of course........Rush "2112" 
Pop albums with an opening overture?
The Tubes - "What do you want from Live?" 
Programming track playback order on a CD player- anyone use it?
I've had a CD player since the beginning - Gen 1 (not proud of this fact either). I've never used the re-order function. Way too time consuming. If I don't like a particular cut, I just skip over it with the remote. Or if I want to hear a particul... 
Good Bass Recordings on CD for Subwoofer Testing
Listen to the music you enjoy regularly. You don't want to tweak your system to play someone else's favorite music. You want to tweak it to play your favorite music....... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill, Katy Lied, The Royal ScamRIP Walter Becker 
Whats playing on your system today?
Lots of Steely Dan. RIP Walter...... 
Wharfedale Jade 7 Price/Interest Check
There's a completed listing on eBay for $900. Can't tell if the listing expired or was sold. 
Best universal disc player that has great audio reproduction?
You can also check out the mods from Ric Schultz at EVS - www.tweakaudio.com. Rick does a serious mod to the Oppo 105 and his work guaranteed for life (see his website for details). I don't own a mod'd Oppo 105, but I do own an older Oppo player t... 
Wine, audio, and music. How many of us Aphiles enjoy wine when listening to music?
Q: "Do you enjoy wine while listening to music"? A: OftenQ: "Are you a member of a wine club?" A: No, but I m a member of a Wino club..... 
What type of Audio Gal or Guy are you? Do You Know?
I'm a music lover first. A great sounding system can add to my enjoyment of the music, but it is not a necessity for my musical enjoyment.I will always choose a great song/music over a great system. Having both is magical...... 
New Rega Brio 2017
I don't have the Brio, but I do have a Rega Elicit-R integrated amp and Saturn-R CD/transport/DAC. Fantastic bit of kit IMHO. The build quality is outstanding, built like a solid aluminum brick. Sound is great too. Very smooth, with plenty of deta... 
Modern Processors, What to DO?!?
+1 what @soix said......You can add HT/surround to your existing system, without changing anything in your existing system. I've done this several times over the years when I needed to have a combo/HT system that did not negatively impact my 2-cha... 
Crazy to buy a 17 year old CD Player?
The Rega Saturn-R is a find sounding current model CD player. It is also a very useful multi-input DAC, so you could use it, as-is, for years and also have the flexibility of adding other digital sources if you ever decide to transition to a music... 
I need a new DAC! Advice/Recommendations?
Save some of your money. Get a used Rega DAC-R to match your Brio-R. Live happily ever after (or at east until you can afford to upgrade to Rega Elicit-R integrated amp).Last year I switched from separates to Rega Elicit-R and Saturn-R and I've st...