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How many systems do you have?
Living room home theater. Bedroom 2 channel. Headphone system at the office. Custom in ear monitor system for mobile/travel.   
Tiny Room (6' x 9') speaker advice
Wharfedale Linton or Denton or something from Totem Acoustic  
Speakers for daughter
Seems you are spending too much on a turntable and not enough on the speakers. I would look at Focal Chora or Monitor Audio Bronze or Silver (if you can get a deal).  
Whats playing on your system today?
Streaming the Widespread Panic concert that they are putting on at a resort in Mexico  
AKM makes the best DACs
Recently switch from an older DAC using ESS 9018 chip to a more recent one using AKM 4493.  I am happy with the result though the change is not huge, it does seem more pleasant.  
How much “suspension of disbelief do you need?”
Some recordings do a better job than others. For me one of the nearest to being there is the Little Feat live album Waiting For Columbus.  It does a pretty impressive job of capturing the space and energy of a live performance.  
Seeking advice for speakers for my Family Room
If you are in the USA look at Revel F36 which have or have recently had some excellent sale prices.  Also consider the Focal Chora floorstanders.  The previous recommendations for Monitor Audio are also good.   Regarding your current subwoofer, ... 
Please recommend speakers
I would also recommend the Revel and Monitor Audio Silver mentioned above and would add Focal Chora new or Focal Aria second hand.  
Need new headphone setup.
Can they be open headphones which leak sound or do they need to be fully closed? If you can use an open set then consider the HiFiman Ananda with the Topping DX3 Pro+ amp/DAC/Bluetooth combo. For a closed headphone, there are not a lot of great ... 
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
Dire Straits - Dire Straits   Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers  
The Audiophile Community Has a Problem: Part Deux The Saga Continues?
@tomcy6 commenting on what I have seen here, otherwise I don't bring it up.  
Introspective of this forum: "Does the Audiophile Community Have a Promlem?" I Say yes!!!
@jerryg123 Happy holidays!  
Introspective of this forum: "Does the Audiophile Community Have a Promlem?" I Say yes!!!
This forum seems much more hateful and toxic than anything I've seen on ASR.  
Short list of musical subwoofers
I am very happy with my SVS SB-2000 and how it works with the Revel F36. I would assume that the new SVS SB-2000 Pro is even better considering it's app integration and deep extension.  
Spatial X5 speakers
I heard one of the M3 versions at a show several years ago and loved them.  I've since been interested in trying them again but they are not sold here so I guess it will have to wait until I move.