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Who is a big high end cable manufacturer
Home Depot 
Power Cable - what´s your best?
My favorites are the Power 3, Audition and Nite from Virtual Dynamics and the VH Audio Flavor 4. Compared to these two manufacturers, the others I've used sounded constricted and closed in. 
decent integrated to replace NAD 3400
One I would investigate is the Portal Panache. 
Overpriced Tube Amps
You own 30,000 systems?!I don't get it either.Pass the Absynthe. 
Spaker Question
When I saw the missing letter in the thread title I wondered what I might find the topic to be when I entered.I was guessing "spaNker question".That would have been an interesting topic as well. 
Monitors secure on stands
I wouldn't use Blu-Tak. I've heard they can discolor and harm the finish of a speaker's hardwood veneer.Over the years, I've used artists's kneaded erasers to fasten monitors to metal stands. They are maliable, gray erasers kind of like Silly Putt... 
SET amp for low efficiency speakers
"..i cant immaging using the 845 tubes as a driver tube."Why not? 
Drone Zone on SomaFM - anyone listening?
Is it like space music?That type of music transports me to a different time and space. Think the movie Dune, Conan or Blade Runner. Imagine living in ancient Greece at the zenith of its power only completely deserted or wandering through the vastn... 
smoother-Haydn Grand or SF Domus??
It's of each brand's original models, but I can offer a comparison.In early 2000, I auditioned the 1st-gen VA Haydn in my home and thought it was a very well balanced and smooth sounding monitor. A year later, I purchased a pair of 1st-gen Concert... 
Beautiful Equipment Stands?
Gliderguider, you may be on to something, because it was in fact the Hoodoo and amp stand I saw in person. I was turned off by the massive square auto-painted metal frame and super thick overly lacquered wood platforms.In pictures, the Sonata look... 
Best value in integrated amps at a moderate price?
If I were buying an integrated, I'd look at the Portal Panache and the Plinius line. 
Beautiful Equipment Stands?
I've always liked Rix Rax in photos, but when I saw them in person I wasn't that impressed. They're well made, but they're not as elegant as they appear in photos. They're much beefier looking in reality. And the automotive influence is definitely... 
best sounding small speakers
Two small speakers I've owned and enjoyed are the ProAc 1SC and ProAc Tablette 50 Signature. I love the imaging and midrange balance of ProAcs in general, but bass repro in these little monitors isn't the best. 
Is live reproduction the goal of audio?
I don't think it's possible to recreate a live performance, and it wouldn't even my goal either. Besides, I'm sure there would be many different definitions of "live" depending on who you ask.I'm searching for a system to create my own personal mu... 
CDP or DAC
Audio Logic and Chord make killer DACs, both of which I very closely considered buying before settling on an unmodded Audio Mirror D1. It has a very analogue yet dynamic and spacious presentation, and it's way more than I would have ever expected ...