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Hearing is believing?........power cables.......
Guys, you are all so gullible. The OP's post was fabricated just to get us to buy cables....DUUUHHH. 
Speaker recommendation for married couple
The issue in this case is that looks clearly trumped sound for your wife...this is EXACTLY why I'm not married!! 
Harbeth Love and your experiences
LOVE my Spendor SP1/2Es (seamless driver integration makes them sound like a point source) and don't need to hear anything else.  
Tuners that do it?
Love my NAD 1600...beautiful "live" sound since the day I bought it in 1991. 
Opinions on Quicksilver Valve Linestage Preamp
Love love my QS 6922-based line stage and listen to it multiple hours a day 365 a year w/o issues. I've also owned the 165BEE (nice piece as well), and I think the QS is the better of the two.  
Evaluating a system - what do you listen for?
In this order:1] Driver integration (if that's not dead-on right, nothing else matters)2] Total lack of treble fatigue3] Tonal saturation (aka timbral accuracy)3] Sufficient 'weight' across every frequency4] PRAT5] Dynamics6] Soundstaging...and th... 
Your choice of the most "inert" cabinets ?
Those of us who've been in this hobby long enough know that 'resonance' is not a bad word when it to comes to speakers. Am listening to Govt Mule Live now, and my Spendor's resonances sound good as %$#&. 
Marantz SA 8005 break in
Get yourself a CD6005 for CDs…it's a great player with zero harshness, just smooth, enjoyable sound. 
High end UPS for Expensive audio eequipments
APC S-10 or S-15. Proven, dead quiet, reliable, and not a rip-off like so many power conditioners are. Get one and don't look back. 
which budget FM Tuner
NAD 4300. 
Durand record weight ha ha ha ha - and other crazy thing
Stupid is stupid, whether one is rich or poor. And yes, $3500 for a stupid record weight is stupid. 
Mellow speakers
IF you can find Spendor 1/2s or 100's, they will also do it. Both are mellower than the Vandys in the upper mids/treble. 
Mellow speakers
Frieds show up on eBay all the time, especially A3s, which are SUPERB...never fatiguing, balanced, dynamic, and offering excellent transient response and PRAT. I own 2 pair and love them hooked up to vintage NAD gear. 
Music you Hated but now Love
Back in college, my roommate dug NIN ("Turn that crap OFF!") Now, I see that some of that older NIN was brilliant. 
Upgrade my DAC or buy more weed?
Real classy post, Audiofreak. Please continue submitting your substantive ideas and questions.