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Enough is Enough
Best advice trade in your dealer for a new one.  
Having a Flashback Friday - Airplane Induced
Album: Are You Experienced? Singles: Boris the Spider and Hanky Panky  
Speaker cables with good timbre
Truth of timbre?  Cables have no timbre, truthful or otherwise.  All dependent on cable synergy with source component and loudspeakers.  
Have you heard the new Beatles in Mono, Capitol releases?
Not likely, since not being released until next month.  
55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey
53" Sony approx 10 ft from viewing position (leather sofa); L/R are JBL horn-loaded 2-way stage monitors; C are two 12" from same series (daisy-chained); rear is summed signal to JBL tower w/2 of the 15" woofers; sub is 18" JBL stage.  Been consid... 
My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf
PS Audio Aspen series  
Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget
Klipsch Forte IV; I am successfully using these In a similar size room, along with a REL S/510 sub. (Note: these are arranged asymmetrically to accommodate for furniture, etc.)  
3 tone control integrated amp/preamp
I guess we know your (rough) budget now! I've been enjoying a Luxman Class A integrated for the last couple of years; no desire or need to "upgrade" further!  
Is it analog or is it digital?
Probably doesn't make a whole hill of beans one way or the other.  Try both; if you can tell a difference, go with the one you prefer.  
Single ended = large images?
Hmmm.  You only want to spend $7K on a new amp, but you have $$$$$ worth of REL subs in your system.  What am I missing?  
Speakers for Luxman LX-380
Klipsch Forte IV  
Need to purchase a separate ground cable - from my TT to my Phono Preamp
But make sure it's been cryogenically treated, reviewed by at least two fan mags (or the equivalent online vlog), and the lugs are rhodium-plated unobtanium!  
Choose between McIntosh MA9000 used vs MA8950 new
A McIntosh that is only 4-5 years old but is not in top cosmetic shape is a clue that the owner(s) may have not taken care of the equipment during the period of ownership.  Steer clear and get the warranty.  
Thoughts on Cardas RCA Caps
If you don't have an EMI/RFI problem, exactly what is it you're trying to fix?  Otherwise, just fancy dust covers.  But they do look nice.  
Suggestions on improvement
As someone with similar age-related hearing decline, as well as a moderate degree of tinnitus, most tweaks you’ll get recommended hear aren’t going to make a darned bit of difference. I say invest the $1000 in more music that you enjoy, crank it u...