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$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
Geoff: calm down man! Advertising, by definition, is preying on uninformed people in order to inform them and attract their attention long enough to elicit an emotional response. Only then does a potential customer begin the process of "ownership,... 
Realy new cartridge ?
Buy from Needle Doctor. 
Dynaudio C4 old stock discounted
Go for it. If stored as indicated, they will be fine. 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
Preying on the uninformed is called advertising. 
Any way I could have damaged my speakers?
Amp off first.  AOF! 
Ways the stylus tip is attached to the cantilever
The processes I’ve read about are:For bonded tips, the stylus tip is first bonded with a cyanoacrylate glue to a metal or ceramic shank that in turn is either glued to the surface of, or mounted through a hole in, the cantilever and secured with g... 
What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price?
Vandersteen 5aVandersteen 7Vandersteen Quattro 
Tube cd player
I had a conrad johnson DV2b CD player for a few years that sounded very nice, somewhat soft in dynamics but superb for jazz and classical. I haven't seen one of these on the used market for some time now. Extremely well built with high quality cap... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry - Nothing Wrong Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry - Blowplus a bunch of their 45 rpm, 12 inch singles/EP UK imports I've collected over the years. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@n80: I hear ya. I just wish they hadn't compressed the crap out of it; for shame Geoff Emerick! And, aren't Wings really just Paul solo albums in disguise?  My favorite Paul album is still Ram, and I just wish that he had extended the first secti... 
Phono preamp suggestions
I agree with the above; not for under $600. 
NAD C 375BEE Integrated Amp Replacement Recommendations
I had a Musicial Fidelity A5 and now own an NAD 375BEE. I don't think the A5 would be an improvement over the NAD. Both have a similar sonic signature as I recall, but the NAD has quite a bit more power and features. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Wings - Venus And Mars 
Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
Tweak 1: That has been exactly my experience too now with three months into enjoying the PS Audio Gain Cell DAC preamp/M700 monoblocks combo, in my case driving/feeding Thiel CS2.4s and two SVS SB2000 subs. 
The Science of Cables
Look, maybe cables matter, maybe they make a difference, maybe not so much, maybe they don’t. Each to her/his own. Who cares? What really matters here is sharing what has worked, not worked, in his/her own systems. After many years of buying cable...