what should i keep, shindo or mcintosh

You answered your own question
The Shindo is 110% of the McIntosh or vice versa the McIntosh is 90% of the Shindo as you phrased it.
A little inconvenience or mindfullness is never a bad thing to deal with or be attentive to
Listen to your words and the answers are there

I agree with Uru975, you have already answered you own question grasshopper. If you want sound, go for the Shindo, if you want convenience go for the Mac. You aren't even tapping the full potential of the Shindo yet, try some Shindo interconnects instead of the Audience 24 cables (they're cheaper to boot) and also try some Auditorium 23 speaker wires, then your Monbrison will really sing....

well right now i use audience e24 the new upgraded speaker wire, so i should stick with the shindo, and not have all the mcintosh gear together, with the c2300, 501, mht-200. right now i have dali helcon mk2 400 that i just got. but they just dont work in my room. so im looking at the totem winds. but due to differnt dealers i cant trade in the helicon, thus they are now on sale here. so i was going to use some of the money from the shindo to help pay for the winds. how much do you think i would get for the mcintosh preamp. never used. vs the shindo? im stuck. unless i sell the helicons. then i would keep both.

Agree with mikeyc8 - you don't know what the Shindo is capable of without the Aud23 speaker wire and shindo ic's.

i have to agree on the topic of the AUD 23 speaker cables. These are just awesome spkr cable replacing my more expensive hi end cables. For $880 / 2.5m pair, its a steal!!!
I would also keep the Shindo Pre/amp over the Mac pre. SHindos are harder to come by.