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Uneven speaker cable lengths and cable termination
Tradespersons and reviewers heard no difference.I was there, you weren't kijunky and soundsreally.Accept the facts and move on to something with which you've had more actual experience. Obviously it's not audio.Perhaps lawnmowers are your calling. 
VPI SSM lacking bite
>>I can't help but think that the VPI 9" Sig arm has lower performance to the Artemiz and therefore the the main culprit.<<You got it.The JMW-9 quite simply is an ordinary tonearm, Valhalla wire notwithstanding. You took a step down. 
Uneven speaker cable lengths and cable termination
>>03-17-09: KijankiKeep cables always even to preserve imaging<<Not necessary. At CES 2008 AJ Conti (Basis Audio) connected one speaker with a 6' length of cable and the other with 75' of cable.Not a single listener, including other tr... 
Krell FPB 400CX, Bel Canto Ref1000 MkII
Must be a very small mountain. 
PP or SET tube amp best resolution on horns?
>>03-16-09: HifisoundguyAudiofeil, they are a lot of people that think they are the best too...!<<And there are thousands more who disagree and know better.Count me among them. 
PP or SET tube amp best resolution on horns?
>>03-15-09: HifisoundguyTry the best class A amps.....Luxman L590a mk2 or L550a MK2<<The BEST?ROTFLMAO 
What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp?
>>03-16-09: MusicnoiseIt takes about 1 second of on time for a solid state amp to sound its best<<If you read Nelson Pass' comments on his First Watt products, he feels it takes about an hour for them to reach optimum performance.Not o... 
Vinyl albums
>>In particular I was told the Sgt. Peppers album is a collectors album due to the good condition and the "cut out" insert?<<There are tens of thousands (conservative estimate) of this album in collections and for sale. The cut out she... 
Are our 'test' records adequate?
Jaybo is dead on here."Sonic memory" is indeed very short-lived. 
Krell FPB 400CX, Bel Canto Ref1000 MkII
Class D is an evolving technology. There are some outstanding Class D products on the market. People who deny this are simply inexperienced and/or dumb.You'll see them posting here and in other threads. 
Denon DL-103 -- Was it a mistake?
You expressed difficulty in other threads with an inability to properly align a cartridge.Could that be the case here as well? 
Heard McIntosh 275 For The First Time.
>>03-13-09: MusicnoiseWell - there's McIntosh - - - and then there's everything else<<You've made some dumb posts but this might be your piece de resistance. 
When did the Hi-Fi sound mature?
Buff sells Thiel products and it should have been disclosed in his post.Repeat offender. 
Upgrade speaker cables OR amp for Dynaudio C4's?
Did you check with Plinius before the decision on bridged monoblocks?Many manufacturers do not recommend running their monoblocks bridged with loads under 8 ohms.Dynaudio rates their speakers at 4 ohms but some are closer to 3.I'd be very careful.... 
Pass Labs xa - .5 amps
So long as the amp output is not exceeding the bias point (in Class A operation) the staff does not move. Above bias point, the XA.5 amps will source something above rated wattage (they have about 4 dB headroom) and at that point the staff will sw...