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Any body tried russian made TCHERNOV cable?
I have never heard of this brand before. I went to the website and it looks pretty interesting.Do you know if it sold in the USA?http://www.tchernovcable.com/en/ 
Anyone own or listened to this cd?
"I like the idea of an album devoted to one singer or songwriter, by different artists."My favorites in this genre are:"Common Thread"-Songs of the Eagles and "Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute To Carole King"Both are excellent. 
please help preamp tubes not shining
I agree with Sebrof. I have a tube phono stage that has (3) tubes. The middle tube, I have to turn off the lights and cup my hand around it to even see if it is glowing.Sounds like your preamp is working fine. Just relax and listen to music... 
Volume affected by uneven lengths of spker cable??
Here's a thread from a couple of months ago on the same issue:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1362055085&read&keyw&zzequal+speaker+cable+lengths 
Entry-level speaker cables
Agreed. Canare 4S11. I run it on my he-man rig and couldn't be happier. It replaced some very expensive cable. 
VPI cartridge install f/phase inverting pre
No. Only one swap. 
Speaker for modern/alt rock music
JBL L100 or 4311 Studio MonitorsPioneer HPM100The Klipsch recommendations are good also. If you have a large room, the Snell AIII's are great. 
Can anyone identify the little black speakers ...
I agree with Vapor1, it's not a Cantus. My first thought was also a DIY. 
Help Parasound Belt driven transport
Steve Sank has worked on my CEC TL2 transport and did a marvelous job. Highly recommended.http://www.thuntek.net/~bk11/home.htm 
Best Rock Album in 2013
Not really rock per se, but the new Boz Scaggs "Memphis" is my favorite. 
Sensitivity
Definition: Speaker sensitivity is a measurement of the amount of sound output derived from a speaker with one watt of power input from an amplifier. Sensitivity is usually measured with a microphone connected to a sound level meter placed one met... 
Identify this hum, please
Try the cheater plug on the preamp and also try a different set of interconnects from the preamp to the amps. 
HELP PICKING NEW TURNTABLE
Rega, unless you afford the aforementioned VPI. 
Lottery Winner would buy what kind of Stereo Gear
I'd buy the MBL reference system and have a custom house built with a custom sound room to put it in.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN0fkNp4WLs 
Amp suggestions for $1000
Belles 150A "HotRod"McCormack DNA.5 or DNA 1Sonographe SA250 or SA400Forte 1A or 4A