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Thiel Owners
Cabling is apparently my thing also - I have tried maybe 20+ pairs of speaker cables and almost as many IC's, all different price points.  You know because you know Thiel, they have a very revealing, slightly lean, but extremely coherent sound.  I... 
AMR PH-77, ARC Reference 2, Allnic H-3000, Octave
I have had the Allnic 3000 for almost 2 years and love it.  It is matched up with a Transfiguration Proteus, Basis 2200 and Vector 4 tonearm.  Wish I could comment on the others you mention but I have not heard them.   
Thiel Owners
Congratulations,  have never heard the 2 series but have always been curious.  I own CS6 and 3.6 and actually prefer the latter.   It will be interesting to see what electronics and cables you choose.  Be sure to feed them properly and you will be... 
Onzow Zero Dust - cleaning the cleaner
works great, cleans up easy.  I don’t know what else you would want.  It’s not like we are cleaning nuclear waste. 
Audio - Post Divorce
+1gsm - life is life baseball, just when you are expecting a fastball you get a curve.  Like Bob Dylan says "when you think you've had enough you find out you can take a little more."   
Ever wanted to see a stylus move with an electron microscope?
Now there's a guy with too much time on his hands!+1mapman! 
Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced
Dehavilland Electric Company 
Is it really night and day
Embellish indeed!  I think I might have embellished once or twice - especially for the juicy rationalization that my money was well spent!If you must have the latest, greatest ARC is a good one to get into....the are constantly improving world cla... 
Amplifier repair in the Baltimore/Washington area
Hi Michael,Protech in Silver Spring has done some work for me, they are also authorized by Mcintosh to do work on their equipment.  I was very satisfied.  Good luck. 
Did I do any damage. . . .?
My bet is no worries, it is better to run them heavy than too light for sure.  Cartridges are a whole lot more resilient than we think. 
Power cords at ridiculous prices?
I hear you Mikirob but does that really matter?  The way I see it power cables and other components bring whatever the recording medium and however it was recorded to your speakers as optimally as possible in your home.Junk in junk out is true, bu... 
Where did you sink the most cash into?
Room by a large marginTT (Table, arm, cartridge a tie)Phono preamp (close second)ampsspeakercablespreamp linestageThis little exercise shows me how overpriced cables are even as crucial as they are to a system.   For me, once I got my source right... 
Santa Came Early!
Smart!  Every good audiophile knows you have to take care of Mrs. Claus! 
suggestons on speaker cable that boost mid and upper bass
Bigdish, in my system PAD was more revealing than the KS Fascinations.  Not tipped up just more upfront and more detailed which over time became a nuisance with my Thiels.  That applies to the Provetus SC, which has been DQ'ed, and especially the ... 
suggestons on speaker cable that boost mid and upper bass
Jmcgrogan is absolutely right, his view has been my experience with many cables - it would take a full page to list all the cables I have owned and tried in my system.  Melbguy's suggestion sounds interesting - that is one cable I have not tried.I...