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Most Important, Unloved Cable...
Douglas, I have to agree that cable skeptics are merely suffering from confirmation bias (of their skepticism) but also want to emphasise that cables are completely context dependent, so the experiences of others, with different systems, are at be... 
Are You Sorbothane Experienced?
I did hundreds of tests a few years ago that included sorbothane. I was inspired to try Sorbothane by Chris Orchard's positive experiences designing the excellent, but long gone, Rivelin Eclipse turntable (loved by malcolm Steward). Here are some ... 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
Expensive cable, like an expensive watches (which sometimes keep time almost as well as a cheap quartz) etc hopefully offers pride of ownership and decent resale value if it remains fashionable. I mostly use 2X7m various high quality pro sector ba... 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
We can hear it, we can measure it, there have been thousands of experiments over the years, some written up in peer reviewed audio engineering journals.Vibration effects in equipment are orders of magnistude more significant than the tiny differen... 
Info on Concordant Audio?
Sorry for late reply. There are a few bits of info out there http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/concordant_excelsior_e.html but no circuit diagrams (schematics) yet that I know.