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magneplanar on wall HT system - anyone listen?
Jab, the Magnepan binding posts are a little odd, but in addition to bare wire, they do accept banana plugs. - just not spades. Great products otherwise. 
Copper v. Silver
Audioengr, Not sure about platinum, but...I recently made a few prototype pure (well .999) palladium interconnects and let me tell you, the palladium took to soldering more readily than any silver or copper wire I have ever used. Low temps, very l... 
What's the deal with palladium??
Trelja, as a (small) cable manufacturer myself, I am lucky enough to have a wide variety of RCA's on hand, including several models from Cardas, WBT, and a few generics. I am going to make the cables a little longer than necessary so that I can tr... 
What's the deal with palladium??
Actually, I am going through with building a er, prototype 1.0 meter interconnect using 99.95% pure 24 gauge solid core palladium. The price per foot is by no means cheap, but it's not prohibitively expensive either. Stay tuned... 
What's the deal with palladium??
My question was in part prompted by the recent opportunity to purchase some palladium wire with the intent of building an interconnect. If the results are good, I may even bring the palladium I/C cable to market. 
Phono Cartridge recommendation
I have listened to several of your choices within the last year and the dynavector 10x4 is clearly the most musical. Very forgiving of surface noise as well. FYI, I had an AT 440 ML for the longest time and recommend it as well. Not in the same cl... 
Getting started on vinly - new/used setup for 500
Might I suggest the NAD 533? It's basically a Rega P2 re-badged and packaged for NAD. It can be found at a few stores on the web for $399 including an entry level Goldring cartridge. A few months ago, I would have said that the extra $$ for the ac...