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Your favorite three Rolling Stones songs?
sympathy, midnight rambler, time waits for no one 
Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage
Thanks for the feedback guys - I've been on the road. I would love to hear these again - especially in my room. I'm going to give it a try. 
PC that wont change my amp's personality ?
Darrylhifi, I've used an MIT Z II for 3 or 4 years with my ca200 with good results. I've tried others and prefer the mit - the difference over the stock cord is slightly deeper soundstage, better imaging, and a more relaxed presentation. I feel it... 
Thiel 2.4 and 7.2 versus 5i
Yes, Sam what speaker or speakers are you referring to? That's an interesting opinion, I myself have never realized that phenomenon - I'm not defending Thiel because I own but would just like to know your comparison model. 
Two of your best audiophile Blues CD's ?
Anything by the late great John Lee Hooker, and Van Morrison "Too Long in Exile" is awesome! 
Thiel 2.4 and 7.2 versus 5i
I agree with you D.H. The first time I heard 3.6's it was a revelation. I had never heard more "realism" coming from a speaker, particularly a box speaker. I have owned these for about 3 years and have thrown some significant dough upstream and th... 
Thiel - Inventors and Tinkerers All
OOPS, I mean not tizzy - Thiels have a bad rap for being bright, tizzy, etc... It simply requires careful system matching to optimize a great design. 
Thiel - Inventors and Tinkerers All
The 3.6's are tizzy but will reveal tizzy if you put it in! 
It takes music to open up a tube preamp/amp
That's exactly what I get with my cj premier 14 so I don't think your crazy.. 
Marsh A400S vs. Classe CA-200 or CA-201?
No difference between 200 and 201 - just cosmetic. 
WBT connector upgrade
Definitely, I've had both on KCAG and KCTG, I noticed improvements dynamically, but even more in the midrange, more realistic. 
Platforms: granite, marble, maple or other?
Jafox, I haven't found many tweaks that have worked in my system. I will defend Garfish, not that you were attacking him, but because I have read many of his posts for the last couple of years and respect him and mainly because I caught a 5 pound ... 
Speaker cable suggestions
Try Alpha Core Goertz MI 2's flat cables - copper. I used these for years, on my system, which is different from yours but there are similarities. I have a Classe amp and Thiel 3.6 speakers which are both very revealing. They were smooth, punchy b... 
Greatest Guitar Band
That little band from Texas, ZZ Top... 
Your experience with Thiel 3.6
Jcatral, I have had this combination for over 2 years and am very satisfied. In fact, I recently added MIT oracle V3 speaker cables, they now have about 500 hours on them and I have never heard my system sound so good. The ca200 is PLENTY of power...