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Vindication at Last!
austinbob -- Yes, analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog. It can be done, but the frog dies. 
MacBook Pro Playback distortion
I've never had any problems with playback from my MacBook Air or previous Mac laptops. Which audio output are you using with the MacBook? 
Reasonable but not outragious interconnects
If you don't want to build your own there are a couple of good choices, Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 are about $40 for a 3-ft. pair. https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htmSignal makes good, reasonabley priced interconnects.http://www.signal... 
Looking for my first DAC
@curiousjim -- The Project-ject Pre Box DAC replaced a Simaudio 100D, which I'd always been happy with but, as happens often, I was curious about the latest changes in DAC technology. The improvement was substantial, better soundstage and a more '... 
Looking for my first DAC
I agree you could mod the OPPO and that might serve you well for awhile but think there are some good reasons for a separate DAC. Transports in disc players fail, they always do eventually. My experience has been that as player models change so do... 
Looking for my first DAC
A few months ago I bought a Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital DAC for my office system and have been extremely happy with it. Stereophile just released their 2019 list of recommended components and the Pro-Ject DAC was included in their A+ list. At $399... 
Dick Dale
Here's a full story about Dick Dale's life and death.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/18/i-have-perform-save-my-life-medical-bills-kept-rock... 
Ask the local curmudgeon (me) anything related to tech or liquor. :)
Maybe this could be applied in some way to preferences in liquor. A friend who lives on the Texas Gulf Coast is fond of saying, "There are two kinds of beer, warm beer and cold beer, and I like both of ’em." 
More Cowbell
Favorite? Maybe the Stones "Honky Tonk Women" 
More Cowbell
Go to Spotify and do a search for 'cowbell'. Up comes a list of 257 songs that feature a cowbell. 
Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000)
I think an issue you'll be dealing with regardless of which speaker you audition is that the headphone and speaker listening experiences are inherently quite different. Neither is better, they're just different. You often read discussions here abo... 
Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000)
Yes, give the Kestrels some time, they're a remarkable value. Since you're searching by brand name the two that have repeatedly impressed me in terms of long-term satisfaction me are ProAc and Devore, I've owned a couple of models of each. 
Soliloquy speaker parts
I asked the same question when I needed a tweeter for a Soliloquy SAT5 and found that Underwood HiFi had bought the remaining stock of their drivers when Soliloquy stopped production. That was at least six or eight years ago and I think I've since... 
Asking for help - Please! How to play CD's in car with no CD player!
It's true that you can use your cell phone coverage to listen to music but check whether your plan has unlimited data and what you'll pay for any time you might use over your monthly data allowance if you have one. Also, some carriers will reduce ... 
Asking for help - Please! How to play CD's in car with no CD player!
You have the CDs you want to copy music from and a laptop to copy them to. What you need to capture, catalog and transfer the music to a player of some kind is a music management application running on the laptop. There are a number of those but t...