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What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Truly a very well recorded and tasty cookie for your CDP/DAC: Bill Frissel, Dave Holland and Elvin Jones. Elektra Nonesuch (2001)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Dave_Holland_and_Elvin_Jones 
SVS speakers (non-sub)?
Agreed. Jim Thiel was an speaker engineer extraordinaire and his designs will go down as legendary. I feel fortunate to own a pair and enjoy them immensely every time I drop the needle or hit the play button. Richard Vandersteen's designs are also... 
Head impedance Technics 1500
What is the cartridge you are using? 
Worst Rock Band Ever !!!!
I am laughing so hard, man this is the funniest thread ever. I hate them, I like them, they suck, they're great, the best , the worst.What, no Culture Club? 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
One I haven’t played in a very long time: Smiths - Meat Is MurderWhen it got to How Soon Is Now? I stopped the CD, went over to my vintage 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb, flipped on the power switch, tuned up the Fender Stratocaster, flipped the standb... 
Skeptic or just plain hard headed
"I am saying all wire is directional, thus all cables are directional whether the manufacturer says so or not." That’s impossible.Most cables, except for monofilament, are made from numerous strands. My sense is that there is no control or conside... 
Why Power Cables Affect Sound
Noise rejection in higher quality power cords is the electric field-based reason. 
How to protect seller's rights?
You have the option of providing negative feedback to the buyer as well. 
Manley Chinook or Any comparable Preamp?
Owned and enjoyed a Chinook so much that I traded it in for a Steelhead. I would say it honestly produces 85-90% the performance of the Steelhead, mainly in the area of microdynamics, likely due to differences in the power supplies. 
Why Power Cables Affect Sound
I'll say it again. The differences are due to the level of noise rejection afforded by the power cable. Volts is volts, current is current, cycles is cycles. But noise is not noise. Time to give this a rest. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rush - Clockwork AngelsSupertramp - Famous Last Words 
Need Advice on Amp Audition at a Dealers
Home audition is the ONLY way to do this effectively. We are dealing with SYSTEMS and theirs is NOT YOURS. Can’t be done? They won’t allow this? Then take your chances and listen to an amp IN THEIR SYSTEM. But you won’t be listening to an amp, wil... 
Why Power Cables Affect Sound
The propogation of electronic signals through wire happens by way of electric fields, not photons. The electons move relatively slowly while the electric fields propogate at light speed. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Nutty: Yes! Force It! Obsession! Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Andy Parker. Force It was produced by Ten Years After's Leo Lyons. Rocks!!!Good evening spinning a few black discs on the 'table:Jeff Buckley - Grace (what an amazing record t... 
Carpenters
"Rainy days and Mondays always gets me down."A true gem.