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Zu Audio Denon 103 2.5 gram tracking force - record wear?
Difference in wear is about 1/1000.Nothing to worry about and yes, conicals are less fussy in setup which often makes them sound better . 
Does anyone notice a reduction in sound quality when a tuner is part of ther audio chain?
For that matter turning off Cable and Wi-_Fi can make  a difference , 
Best speakers under $500? Fire away!
Clarinet, you are completely and totally CORRECT ! 
Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned??
Alta makes some small speakers that are heil type tweeters and FAR better than any ESS ever were , I sold them . 
3.5mm to RCA cable suggestions.
ZU ones are very good and very cheap on ZU ebay site . 
Grado cartridges still worth the money?
Audio is a very fadish hobby . 
Does anyone notice a reduction in sound quality when a tuner is part of ther audio chain?
Tuners need more maintenance that most components that they seldom get like alignment, recaping, etc . So they  can and often do cause noise  
Most Important, Unloved Cable...
Few realize it but the auto culture is driven by marketing forces who make their thought seem like your thoughts .Many/most humans are perfectly content to remain in one area all their life .Some are forced to move by circumstances . Many of us, i... 
Most Important, Unloved Cable...
Music is an inherent , built in  hard-wired element of being human in all places in all times .Riding down a concrete strip in a machine is not .The former is important, the latter is not . 
Grado cartridges still worth the money?
Only if they are stupid , you can buy a Grado and put a great stylus in it that will do 95% of what can be done for less than $400 bucks . 
Jazz for aficionados
Anyone have any idea how life is for a real jazz musician in secondary cities in USA ?I just heard on Jazz 88 in Mpls. a sax guy one Dave Carr ,who i deem to be local playing, with guitar, "Sweet and Lovely" using those Monk up from the bottom cho... 
What speaker cable made a major difference in the sound quality of your speakers??
I have Clear Day double-shotgun with jumpers, as said they are very good and Paul is a great guy.BUT, at least on Acoustic Music, Audio Art SC- S5e are better on my TotemSig1’s , Gallo 3.5. Rega RS-1 and Meadowlark Kestrel 2’s that I have compared... 
What speaker cable made a major difference in the sound quality of your speakers??
Under a grand Audio Art SC-S5e, VERY coherent with great tone and sounstage, Furtech bannas a pleasure to use .Excels on Acoustic music .I'm a SC freak, to be honest I doubt if you can do better under 2 K . 
Most Important, Unloved Cable...
Well , a Jetta will get you to point A to B as well as a Bentley or any other vehicle . 
When people upgrade from Thiel
dweller,Your post is one of most insightful tomes I've read on A'gon .We think we control our brain , it controls us .Its always looking for a "home" stasis down where things are "resonating with my auditory subconscious " .