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Paradigm Speakers
Congrats on your purchase, pleased post your impressions once things are up and running. And of course enjoy them! 
Buy Smart Japan
Just keep in mind that audio gear purchased from Japan is considered to be Gray Market goods ....If you are willing to assume that risk, then there are no surprises latter on. 
Which songs or musical standards have haunted you?
Allison Krause's "Jacob's Dream"...very eerie and sad true tale of two lost boys of long ago.  
Best excuse for playing loud music?
@hooper , that's a great story...  
Whats playing on your system today?
Joan Osborne - Love and Hate cdDream Theater - Systematic Chaos Some Gordon Lightfoot Some Mary Fahl And some Maiden  
Do you admit that you ever enjoyed listening to:
Never owned a Bee Gee CD, but I have listen to Barry Manilow, from time to time....is that any better? And I find the Carpenter's to be timeless with Karen ' s wonderful vocals.   
Cable elevators
Can anybody see the flashing lights ahead? It's the approaching train wreck! This thread has vered into!Is there any relationship in improved SQ by getting the speaker cable off the floor and using high end amp fuses at the same time?  
Cable elevators
I have a set from Music Direct..so far the sonic value has been zero, they sit on carpet. My friends seem to get a good laugh out of it and like to remind me what a waste of money it was. I'm glad be to a source of inspiration for them. 
Best standalone music server?
I ripped all of my CDs, to an external HD, and then transferred the files  to my Aurender N-100H server. The process was very easy and very happy with the end result. My main goal was to move to a digital front end system, but I did not want a lap... 
Salk VS Monitor Audio
You would get better feedback over on "Salk" circle over on Audio Circle.  I would suspect that Salk speakers will come out on top due to build quality and other factors.  Of course YMMV.  
Signal Cable -- High End Generic?
I have had a full set of SC,  Silver Resoultion, cables for sometime now, still find them to be very good. Now I am using Wywires, Blue, a bit more expensive, but I don't find them to be any better than SC. All of my power cords are Panega, I have... 
WHAT'S UP WITH MARANTZ?
@jmcgrogan2, If you have to compromise then Pass Labs is not a bad choice! Which amp do you have? I will ask the OEM if the product finish can be changed, even its a special order. If not, then its something either you have to live with it or seek... 
WHAT'S UP WITH MARANTZ?
Yeah, I have the same beef when MFG ' S only offer sliver. Like you,  no sale....but I did have to make one exception.  
Same song different artist. Which ones do you love? LP
Two songs written  by Patti Griffins: "What you are" redone by Joan Osborne and "Goodbye" redone by Martina McBride. Both originals songs are well done, but the remakes IMHO are much better. 
Type of flooring in a listening room?
Carpet over concrete works just fine.