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3.5mm mini plug cable
Camelboy...really? The remote sensor turn on uses a very small voltage pulse to activate the circuit, and it's not in the signal path. I would be very surprised if it made any difference at all. 
Best Rock Album in 2010
Jeff Beck-Emotion and CommotionThe BoDeans-Mr. Sad ClownShe & Him-Volume Two 
Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice.
Oh Margo, sweet Margo... 
Anyone using Odyssey amps with Martin Logans?
I have had wonderful luck with the Odyssey amps on Martin Logan speakers. I had a Stratos Extreme, then a pair of Mono Extremes, then my favorite, a Stratos Dual Mono on my CLSIIA's. They performed very well and sounded excellent. I have gone to a... 
What Step-up transformers are best value?
I also recommend the Hagerman Piccolo. You can buy it already made from Hagerman.http://www.hagtech.com/piccolo.html 
Best non-Magnepan rears to mate w/Maggie fronts?
Look at the new Martin Logan Motion series. These are really nice sounding.http://www.martinlogan.com/motionSeries/index.php 
New music
The Jakob Dylan is very good. Haven't heard the others. 
Phono Pre?
Bottlehead Seduction. 
SLeeper lps of 70s....
Here's a few:April Wine-Harder, FasterCharlie-LinesTrooper-Knock'em Dead KidBilly Thorpe-Children of the SunPrism-Prism & See Forever EyesAmazing Rhythm Aces-Too Stuffed to Jump 
Power cable management
With captive cables you could always cut them to length and install much better plugs than what are on there. Even if they are just 2 prong you don't have to wire the ground lug on the upgraded plugs. That's a pretty easy mod. 
Sorry, a question about the Sony SCDXA5400ES.
If you do a search here on the Audiogon forums, this subject had been discussed ad nauseum... 
Any Neko Case fans?
My two favorite are:Fox Confessor Brings the FloodMiddle Cyclone 
what was your wedding song?
"The Bitch is Back" 
Cartrodge break-in and counterweight question?
40 to 50 hours of break-in.The counterweight should be as close to the pivot point of the tonearm as possible. So, yes you should get a different counterweight. 
rega heavyweight for zu 103
I'd recommend the Groovetracer 150 gram counterweight.http://groovetracer.com/counterweight_groovetracer.htm