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Best recording / performance Dvorak Cello conc.
Yeah, Ma on Columbia is very, very good. Second movement horns and clarinets are well-recorded, and Ma does a phenomenal job. 
Vacuum tubed tone control???
Yeah, Behringer makes one that looks cool...Model 1851 or something like that. 
Harbeth vs. Tyler
Who here likes cookies? 
Can i clean the female insides of my powercables ?
This is a delicate procedure and can lead to your cable's inability to produce further electrons. It is also liability risk, so make sure you talk to your cable and explain the possible outcomes. 
Best stand mounted monitors
Spendor SP2/3s or 1/2s ... they are addictive. 
$1500 bookshelf speakers with laid-back highs?
You owe it to yorself to step up to the Spendor 2/3s -- a big jump up from the 3/1s in terms of weight and get down factor. They sound phenomenally good w/NAD gear. 
Live Hendrix.....
Ditto for Band of Gypsies on CD -- very realistic and rich tone on the Strat. 
Very confused... Noob help needed
And a word to the wise: buy speakers and components first and finally cables. Cables make the LEAST difference in sound. Many on this site will want to cast me into the burning lake of fire for this comment, but many, many audiophiles agree. 
Modding NAD system: adding IEC & power cord ?
I agree w/Wainwright. It's highly doubtful that modding NAD's power cord is going to result in better sound. Just my opinion after having used NAD preamps for many years. 
Repair,Logan's woofers?
The rails are a bit tough to remove, as you have to gently tap them from one end and push them off. I think to get to the woofer bolts you have to go in from the back. The transformer and electronics for the Mylar are bolted to the inside back pan... 
Beginner/ Starter cables
Audioquest is good in any system, regardless of cost. No need to drop long green on cables. 
Bob Dylan finally makes sense....
Tell 'em Nrchy -- Once a fan, always a fan. And the reason the old songs/artists are revered like Gods? Because many of them had and still have more writing AND performing talent than most of the overproduced musicians today (although there are ma... 
To cryo or not to cryo
Cryoing shmyoing . . . I agree totally w/Rrcpa. Cryoing has no basis in science, and listening tests fail to prove that people can consistently distinguish a "molecularly-aligned" amp vs a non-molecularly aligned amp. Please folks, don't fall for ... 
Best earplugs?
I have a pair of custom 25db Westones (165.00 thru local audiologist) and love 'em. I never go to a show without them, and they stay in place for hours. They will save your ears. 
Any Audiophile recording of The Planets?
The Telarc/ASO rcording is superb. Has excellent string tone (not spotlit like many) and balance. Awesome.