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CD or Streaming... am I missing out?
Streaming vs CDs is about convenience.  Not having to change a CD, being able to call up a wide variety of tracks with a few swipes of a tablet, and not having to store physical media.  Sound quality for streaming vs CD is essentially a non factor... 
Searching for a new CD player
I could recommend CAMBRIDGE AUDIO - CXU. Decent player with five separate Wolfs on WM8740 DACs on board and upsampling (Adaptive Time Filtering). upsamples all audio up to 24-bit/192kHz. “Pure Audio” mode could be used to disable all processes exc... 
CD or Streaming... am I missing out?
If you’ll spend at least twice more on your new streamer then you did spend on Theta Compli you’ll definitely will not be regret.  Decent streamers starts from around 2K and up... don’t go budget on it, get high res service and you’ll definitely w... 
Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??
Pink Martini at Wolf Trap about six years ago... the sound was terrible.. and the way they choose to play different country’s national hits was so funny.. it was so obvious how it divide the crowd on groups who were interested and not.However the ... 
Check in: How quickly are streamers and servers evolving?
Pro Tools, AutoTune, etc. That ship has sailed. Of course, so as other DJ and audio engineer’s tools, but it kind a limited yet. I think it’s will be implemented in streaming services and equipment software soon.  
Check in: How quickly are streamers and servers evolving?
Another interesting digital thing to be developed is something similar to Photoshop but in Audio aspect.  
Check in: How quickly are streamers and servers evolving?
No, it’s not slowing down at all... pretty soon we’ll see descent DACs implanted in our phones, streamers will be in headphones and in car audio. Also Codec technology will expand and get better.  
Building a house
I know the guy who actually started his house construction with basement as a listening room and everything else was built on top of it just as an secondary addition... can you imagine six layers of different sound benefiting materials in the base... 
XLR or RCA for my new DAC
Cable types could act differently on different setups. It’s really hard to suggest. Buy both of them and stay with one you like the best.  
Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark.
Let’s keep both, one for background every day music, workouts, cars, work, new music discoveries and music surfing, lazy listening..... another one for listening of favorite music in no rush, paired with glass of Blue Label, critical approach and ... 
Sota or Technics
Absolutely, nothing against Technics or DD. Both, the brand and technology is gear and have their pluses, but I like the BD better. According to mechanic rules (mechanic as part of physics) it is much harder to maintain balance and isolation of sh... 
Sota or Technics
If someone tells you about himself that he is the best in the world, that is pathetic at least and the trust is on you.  
Sota or Technics
Direct Drive from Matshushita (Technics/Panasonic) is the best in the world, they are making direct drive turntables since the 60’s. They could be best in the world, but the idea of DD compared to Off Board drive is on the wane in general.  
Sota or Technics
For me, In this price range the one with belt drive would be preferable. It’s a big deal to build nice quiet direct drive motor. Production requires lots of work and investments so it should cost different figures at exhaust.  
SQ vs. Music
I listen to SQ when I change something in my system or compare different sources also when new album second or third time playing (determination of record quality) other time just enjoying music. So, I guess 5 to 95% in comparison.