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interconnects vs speaker cables vs power cords - which make the biggest difference?
IME power cables made the most difference 
12 ft pair of thick speakers cables?? Can they be cut downt to a 6 ft pair??
Geoffkait,I don't know about John Curl or Bob Crump, but that was a belief of Bob Fulton. 
Well Tempered and EMT JSD S75 Cartridge
Labpro,Thanks for the kind comment. I look forward to hearing about your new analog front end,Best Regards,Jim Perry 
Well Tempered and EMT JSD S75 Cartridge
I have a EMT 75th Anniversary Cartridge (JSD S75). My system is different and posted on this site. I have a Garrard 301 with Ortofon 309 D tonearm, running the cartridge directly into an Audio Research Reference 3 Phono Preamp.I have heard the... 
Nordost Sort Kones vs. Voodoo Iso-Pod
I use Sort Kones on my phono preamp, preamp and amp. They do make a difference. I would describe it as cleaning up minor distortions and noise artifacts which improves the transparency of your system.If you look at the Nordost information on Sort ... 
recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range
Take a look at the Aesthetix Rhea. Plenty of loading options and you can use the remote control to select them. 
KT150 Tube Matching
Buy the tubes from Audio Research 
Isolation Feet for Garrard 301 wood plinth
I have Stillpoints under my Garrard, and it is sitting on a Vibraplane 
low power tube amp
You need to be more specific naming the amp and speakers if you want an answer to your question that is meaningful. 
Shindo Montrachet EL34 amp -- can it handle impedance of Snell Type A?
Why don't you just call the Shindo distributor, Tone Audio, or a Shindo dealer and just ask?Shindo is designed to work best with speakers 8 ohms or greater, that are high efficiency speakers. The low impedence (less than 4 ohms at certain frequenc... 
Best female vocal recording on CD?
A few in frequent rotation on my turntable are:Melody Gardot - Worrisome Heart and Currency of ManJoni Michell - I like almost everything but the two getting the most current play are Blue and HejiraVanessa Fernandez - Use MeRumer - This Girl's in... 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
unreceivedogma , thanks for posting your system. Appreciate it. 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
unreceivedogma and  frame11 Please post your system components and details. Thanks. 
Power cord replacement suggestions
My experience is that power cord changes on the preamp and phono preamp had the most effect, however you experience may be different. 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
Thanks Folkfreak. Have a great day.