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Sound of cables breaking in?
Elizabeth,Totally agree.  I would think the items you mentioned would effect the capacitance value.  Hope you are well!  
Sound of cables breaking in?
Movement has a slight effect but a cable sounds different as an electrical signal passes through it.  The beginning of the signal will actually 'sound' different than the end of it.  
Usability Issues with Tidal
Tidal is pretty awesome.  It definitely exposes inadequacies in the internet connection &/or hardware, but, if you can manage the very demanding throughput, it’s well worth it.   
Have you heard of Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and Why no Tsuyoshi Yamamoto albums on Vinyl???!!!
He’s incredible.  His sacd/cd’s do sound amazing, and I’m a vinyl guy.   
Sound of cables breaking in?
Same here.  I have 2 pair of tara labs the one speaker cables (I bi amp) and they sounded 'okay' from the start (just ok should not cut it for $5k cables, each) BUT after a few hundred hours, they really started standing out to where, after 500-60... 
Is powerfull Amps only for low sensitivity speakes?
My speakers are 94db and I have twin magtechs (2 X 900 watts).  They sing, they breath and sometimes, they even cry. 
Tidal and Squeezebox
I have a touch with a welborne power supply available, if interested.   
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
I don't buy expensive cables.  I buy the ones that sound the most incredible (actually, they don't sound like anything at all).  Just so happens that those are...expensive.  Cables tie it all together.  That system should give you goose bumps.   
300 rpm motor for VPI
you really need to look at the alignment on everything.  Eyeball the back of the tonearm at eye level and see if it looks level or if a side is lower than the other.  Look at the needle as you play a record at eye level to see if its perfectly per... 
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp?
The most important is the synergy between they two.  Power amps just need to be powerful - clean, no or very low distortion, hopefully slam, etc.  Preamps need emotion.   
What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k?
Sanders Magtech 
Sanders 10e
Plenty of slam (okay, a ton of slam!); layering is incredible - and detailed.  The DSP unit keeps the bass from smearing other notes.  Play as loud as you wish without distortion.  The only limitation is the room.  Barely. 
Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters
Without bass eq, unless you are in a anechoic chamber, the bass notes will smear the other bass notes, and coherency is impossible, which is essential to good, clean, deep bass.   
Oppo Vs Esoteric
Please do not say Esoteric and Oppo in the same sentence.   
The Most Realistic Speaker Technology?
Stats.  Only stats.