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Cable comparison charts?
Yes - a 10' pair of Dragon Biwire is 57k.  Good to know.  
Does anyone manufacture an alternative Linn Sondek belt pulley ?
I thought Linn recommended talc on the belt.  I always wondered because it seemed it would enhance slippage, but I never had a problem with it.   
Portrait in Jazz - The Perfect Record?
Actually, the version I have had the piano panned center.  But every stereo BD record seems to have the drums left with the hihat full right for some reason.  They must have insisted on this because no engineer would ever pan drums like that. Make... 
Headphones are cutting in and out. Trying to determine if it is the cable or the cans?
I had this issue with a pair of Oppo phones and one dealer told me the jacks on those phones were minutely undersized, possibly causing problems with some in put jacks.  A new cable solved the problem.   
Does anyone manufacture an alternative Linn Sondek belt pulley ?
I owned a Linn for years and never experienced this issue.  Clean the pulley and the edge of the platter with isopropol alcohol and wash the belt with some dishwashing liquid and sprinkle a small amount of talcum on the belt, wiping off the excess... 
Cabinet recommendation
Timbernation can build you anything you want.  Very high quality workmanship.   
Speaker cable for focal scala utopia
In my experience, Purist cables have a smooth presentation, but without loss of detail, but I would finalize my speaker choice before making a significant investment in cables.  
Mint LP Best Protractor
Just want to bring this up.  The Mint requires you to line the cantilever up between 2 tiny parallel lines, which I found too difficult with a cartridge with a short cantilever tucked under the cartridge body.  I know many people use it and are ab... 
Looking for a speaker cable with a relaxed sound.
I agree that it's always good to start with something like Belden 10 gauge from Bluejeans and you may luck out.  It's great with some setups.  But if it isn't, I would consider looking into Purist.  IMO, they do a great job with speakers that lean... 
Why high-end cable manufacturers don't post measurements?
Purist does post some measurements - resistance and capacitance, although not inductance.  I think they also make some excellent cables.  
Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt - A Meeting By The River IS AMAZING!
The CD is very good, but the music is not compelling enough for me to buy another format.  Everything on Water Lily sounds great, although the music is a bit esoteric.  
Transport to replace my cd player
@facten I would be interested to hear how the Simaudio compares to the CXC when it arrives.  
Transport to replace my cd player
I have a factory-refurbished CXC that I paid about $300 for on Ebay and it works fine.  I haven't compared it with any of the others, but it is a very decent piece of gear for the money.  Check Ebay to see if they have any more.  A lot of people h... 
What makes differences in cables made in same materials? SVS and Audio Envy
For anyone interested in reading an old Audio Critic article regarding the effects of cable electrical properties on the speakers frequency response, here is a link. I certainly did not agree with Aczel’s view on many items, but I think this artic... 
What makes differences in cables made in same materials? SVS and Audio Envy
All cables have 3 electrical characteristics - Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance.  When put into a circuit with an amplifier and a speaker, differences in these values may have very large effects on the frequency response of the speaker. Just...