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What's your favorite lyric from a song?
"Your mind is on vacation, but your mouth is working overtime!"The great Mose Allison 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
"You're nobody 'til somebody loves you"Dino was the best! 
Best lines in a song
"If silence was golden you wouldn't have a dime, because your mind is on vacation, but your mouth is workin' overtime!" - Mose Allison 
Best lines in a song
"Don't worry 'bout a thing, cause nothin's gonna be alright" - Mose Allison 
EL34 Integrated
I've seen the Sophia Electric EL-34 sell for some pretty low prices here on Audiogon ($500's). It runs about 30 watts and is very sweet and musical. 
Tube integrated question
If you're not queazy about kits look into the Consonance Ella available from DIY Cable. 40w push-pull that has a great reputation and very high quality parts. About $600-$800. Good luck! 
s-5 tube kit from Antique Radio Supply?
The first mods I performed were those recommended by s-5 themselves. This involves a couple of bypass capacitors and if you're mounting on a non-metal chassis as I did, a couple of grounding wires. This kept hum way down and prevented high frequen... 
Inexpensive Philips cdm-12 drive transport
I know it is used in the Music Hall MMF CD-25. This player can be found in the $450 - $480 range. Good luck! 
Choral music suggestions
Try one of the several good renditions of Rachmaninoff's "Vespers", beautiful and haunting. My favorite is on Telarc with the Robert Shaw Chorale. 
Cardas Caps Worthwhile?
Basically the same response, didn't notice any difference. Don't spend the $36.00. 
Budget system recommendations
I would check out the consumer recommendations on audioreview.com. They are usually right on. The Acoustic Energy Aegis One is a great small speaker. The NAD amps, especially the new C350, are very musical, and the Cambridge CD players are a great... 
Best female vocals on CD
Here's two. Jennifer Warnes "Famous Blue Raincoat" and, believe it or not, The Judds "Heartland". You can't go wrong with these two. 
Acoustic Energy Aegis One Speakers.
I am experiencing the same brightness and slight graininess with my brand new Aegis One speakers. I will let them break in for 100 hours and report back. I am using silver cables from Tributaries and was wondering if copper might be better?