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Single-wire biwire versus single-wire plus jumper
Have you contacted the MFGR or a dealer of those speakers and see if they have a preference? It may depend on amplification or some other variable. I like to question the designer if available for such queries. Let us know what you find out. 
What's a "large" room
Agreed, you have a medium size room. 
Hydra 8 -- Normal for labels on back to wear off?
Grey market or black market? 
Music of th last 30 years
Great find! 
Fav Hi Res downloads... What & Where?
http://www.2l.no/http://itrax.com/Pages/PostSignUp.phphttp://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=67909.0These should keep you busy for awhile. Lots to chose from very good. Hope you like. 
NOS DAC question
Non Over Sampling (Abbreviated NOS) 
cambridge 840c ?
Ditto^^^^^^! Use the search button. 
Speaker stands height for Harbeth Compact 7es3
The tweeter should be at your ear level, this varies because not everyone uses the same chair, couch, recliner etc while listening. Look around you may find that some speaker stands are adjustable. It is also possible to adjust the stands yourself... 
esoteric x05 vs sa50
I am glad someone beat me to it. When I saw that comment I almost fell out of my chair :-) I hate being the first one to flame someone... I guess we all do hear things differently. 
Select Your Less Than Ideal System
"C" for me no doubt about it. 
Bent cantilever on Exact 2......oops
Adam18, I am glad to see that others are showing their charitable side. I too have been making several monitary donations to foodbanks and shelters. The economy has put many individuals and families into situations that are putting quite a burden ... 
More help finding lossless downloads please
Forgot to mention my fav tracks 5*, 7, 13, 16, 19*, 20, 21 I do not know how they play with so much intensity for that long. Would make for a great LIVE appearance. 
More help finding lossless downloads please
Richard, I was turned on to Calexico a few years ago by a friend. I think you may enjoy this concert by them. http://www.archive.org/details/calexico2003-04-25.flac16I am in Dayton by the way!Enjoy! 
Quick poll How long have you been in this hobby?
Early 70's. 
Do I need a good sound card to rip CDs?
You do not need a new soundcard to rip music files. You are just putting the data on your hard drive from the cd which contains the audio files in .wav form .wma. .flac etc. The sound card comes into play when you listen to your audio files not wh...