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Am I nuts?
Like in gambling (as this is I guess), if you can't afford to loose the amount of money in question, it you shouldn't play with it.  
The problem with streaming
@reubent  As usual, you nailed it. (right up top)  
Will a new Dac improve the sound?
@tweak1    +1 for the Audiolab 6000CDT. I have one and its really good.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Brian Eno - Another Green World. He really is the King of "obscure and catchy".  
Thinking of taking the plunge.
@reubent  .. +2 Spot on. Great place to start. Unless you know your gonna love streaming (you are by the way) then cheap and quick intro and your hooked. Then, spend some months reading (while listening to ANYTHING &EVERYTHING) and a little e... 
Bluesound Node or Audiolab 6000N
The 6000N has an excellent DAC, better than the Node 2 or 2i. I hear the Node software is better. The 6000N uses DTS Play-fi as an interface for all services but does not do gapless. But, if using Spotify, the 6000N by-passes the DTS Play-fi and u... 
A** Kicking, Rock and Roll!
Hey man, what are you doing. What's the first rule about fight club !  
Neil Young calls out Tidal
Neil is within his rights to cancel a contract. Period. That's not censorship, its a choice. He's just notifying anyone who will listen that he does not want to be associated with someone that he feels is misinforming the general public (for profi... 
Bought powerful/expensive Amp+Speakers but plan to use an old preamp , am I crazy?
I’d go so far as to say, hell, your gonna love it. You already "love" the phono stage and the unit it self is pretty decent. With the upgrades that you will be using, your gonna be happy. Maybe even VERY happy. I hope so. And this leads into the u... 
Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k)
I'd buy a decent/good Streamer for +/-1000 and the rest of your budget on speakers ($4000 speakers will differently be an upgrade). You "will" notice the difference. Your system is pretty decent as is. Using a MacBook to stream with is holding wha... 
Bigger and Better: Integrated Amplifiers
@ghasley BRILLIANT.... 🤣   (Exactly what I was thinking, just with less,,,,, PIZZAZ)    
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
OMG, how could I forget this one. And a double album at that. Saw his goodbye tour in 2019, played the whole album and EVERY song was a awesome. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road  
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
RUSH - Moving pictures Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks Dire Straits - (S/T first album) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue Brian Eno - Another Green World  
integrated amp on a budget
Parasound Hint6 has to be looked at.  
Guess How Big My Speakers Are
Are they 1cubic foot bookshelves? Say, Squires hrs-1..... Or something like that? 😁