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Yet another Sub Question
It's like boobs, two is best.  
Bose buys McIntosh
Rest easy, the blue/green lights will remain.  
Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?
Don't lie is always my advice. If asked, tell it like you see it. In the end, it is never helpful to lie in an effort to please someone. It will eventually bite you in the rear end. And the person lied to will live and learn on fake advice.  
An audio component you just can't let go
It should be a lot quieter on TV now.  
Quincy Jones has passed away
RIP.  Condolences to his family, specially the actress Rashida Jones, one of my favorites.  
DarTzeel’s new direction
Never heard of Dartzeel that I can remember. However, kind of interesting since I will be in Geneva next week. He is in Plan les Ouates, just a couple miles away. May pay them a visit if feasible.   
The Great DAC Mystery
Measure twice, cut once. That's my deep thought about it.  
Streaming, Getting the Signal, Then What?
Keep your I2s connection as it is the best sounding connection for my streamer. I used to use USB but realized my CD transport connected with I2s sounded a hair less grainy. So I switch the transport to AES and used the I2s port for the streamer. ... 
Room with glass windows as a walls.
Absorbers, absorbers, nothing but absorbing material in a glass room like that. Diffusers definitely not needed. Tubes and all copper cables also a good approach. Try to aim the speakers with first reflection points at solid walls. She sounds like... 
My stereo
Congrats. Since you got your end system now, it may be a good time to start thinking about giving it an upgrade in room acoustics. Just a thought.  
New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid
Listening to music in the Bahamas on any of the speakers on your list sounds divine to me.  
Music server recommendations needed.
What jonwolfpell just said.  
Stack Audio - Anyone knows them?
I tried their LAN filter in my system and it muffled the sound. I do have an ultra clean ethernet feed as is, using an optical isolation bundle with LPS into a quality ethernet switch before reaching the streamer, but thought I would give it a try... 
Pass Labs XA30.5 Fuse Issue/Question
Sending it back to the music room for a full refund would be my only move. Done it before with zero issue as long as it's done within the return period.     
Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source?
Streaming music through a computer is yesterday's technology. It is way too noisy. If you get a separate streamer with an adequate ethernet line cleaning method you will know what we are talking about.