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Aries 1 JWM 10 Tonearm replacement or upgrades?
Discovery wire is fine.....if you can work a 3D printed arm - especially with the 2nd pivot (150 dollars).....it can really improve.  Also, replace the standard feet with Bearpaws.....(large brass cones) for an additional improvement....that shoul... 
Switched from RCA to XLR Interconnects - WOW
Dill....I agree re:ClearDay......however, I understand he's ill and doesn't make cable anymore.  Too bad....I wish him well. 
SOTA vs VPI (or stick with my Rega?)
There are better places to put your money.....why bother with even a step up........save for a giant step up 
Help with advice for high end speaker cables for my system!
My whole system is fully balanced - CD,Phono, Preamp, Amp.   Of coarse I use balanced cables.  I've tried many, and using balanced interconnect, there is little difference between different cables.....Speaker cables, and power cords, very much so,... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
In my experience new cables sound worse at the beginning of their use, then settle down to their own sound. 
How good is your hearing ? And how do you know ?
As I age, its the loses that really hurt.  The loss of friends, of family, of bike riding 50 miles, of the ability to retain thought or using the word that I knew so well but can't recollect ... the loss of secure balance the loss of a successful ... 
Power cords
I made my own power cords with top of the line Furutech connections.   I've never heard better....tried many pro cables 
VPI Prime or Scout or ???
bpoletti......they're called Bear Paws.....and you're right they make a very big jump in performance. 
Balanced Signal Path Question
nope 
Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
Vandersteen is a "must hear". 
Morrow Audio re-design announcement: No more Ag coated Cu; Increased numbers of runs.
Top of the line AntiCables were also all silver and now are copper/silver coated cable....very minor tonal difference. 
3 best 10k speakers now imho
phil....when I asked Richard Vandersteen about his cable connections he said after very long listening sessions, his connections sound the best in this application. 
I need your help. I have an ARC Ref 3, ARC 110, Vandersteen 5As, but no turntable.
See if you can find an Ayre phono pre....... 
Integrated Amp to match with Magico A3
....not an integrated......separates....   get the sound you paid for. 
Best $40 I've spent...maybe ever
Clean the connections with Flitz metal polish.....nothing is as good