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Best resistors for use in phono stage?
@woofhaven1992 ​​​​​​, shunt or series have the same effect on sound. What passes through the loading resistor is current, as basically it is placed across cartridge's output terminals, so the resistor quality would have an influence.  
Cartridge recommendations for Thorens BTD 12s arm???
@jalmusic , Not the Bloom, but i have heard it many times, i find it a real gem. Currently i am using a 4D Ultimate, and before that a Yatra II.    
Best resistors for use in phono stage?
@slaw Check the Charcroft Z foils, if for mc loading, better than Vishay naked Z foils. I would expect that your phono stage does not require more than 0,4W for those locations.    
Best first track
Some more, You're gonna miss me-The 13th floor elevators Welcome to my nightmare- Alice Cooper Godzilla-BOC Help-The Beatles Paint it Black-The Rolling Stones Village GreenPreservation Society-The Kinks White Room-Cream A Whiter shade of p... 
Cartridge recommendations for Thorens BTD 12s arm???
Your arm is at lower side of high mass so many cartridges to play.  Have you considered any of Ortofon SPU's? You can also consider Zyx Bloom 3 the their entry model but still great.    
what do you call a part of a song where there’s no music and just random audio
Bridge?  
Nordost Cable Listed in Order of Importance
All have their influence and depends on system. My sequence is all power cables first, starting with the best one from wall outlet to power strip, then power amplifier and then preamp and sources. Then interconnects, the best one from pre to pow... 
Best first track
Genesis-Selling England by the pound Rush- Tom Sawyer Deep Purple-Highway star Roxy Music-Do the strand Led Zeppelin-Whole lotta love Queen-Innuendo Steely Dan-Do it again David Bowie-Station to Station Pink Floyd-Astronomy Domine Lou Ree... 
Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl
John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia, AL Dimeola- Friday night in San Francisco      
How Do I Choose A Phono Preamp
Gain 70-74db, is that too much? You can check Whest Audio Two.2 and Three Signature, Parasound JC3+, Gold Note PH-10, all with balanced outputs.  
Why do hipsters prefer analog?
You are not talking of hipster jeans.    
Bryston's New Back To The Future Program.
This a pilot program, hope it goes well and expands to other parts of the globe.  
Introducing Myself
Welcome Richard.      
Anyone upgraded from Hana ML to Umami Red?
If you can stretch your budget a bit go for Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue. Same company, so same dealer, things get really serious with Urushi line.  
To Blind Test, or Not To Blind Test, That Is The Question
Electrocuted?