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Most sophisticated and intelligent musician
Yoko Ono and Tiny Tim for sure,oh yeah,also Garth Brooks. :) 
tube warm up if any
Get to know you current tubes first.That way you'll have some sort of baseline to compare other tubes to.Just my opinion,nothing more.Good luck. 
Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ?????
I think the word your looking for is Boogie!! I heard these fine speakers powered by Audio Research equipment at a dealer and yes,the boogie factor was indeed high. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Right now,Steely Dan "The Royal Scam" is sounding pretty damn good. 
High End Audio and Your hearing as you get older
I'm 53 and I swear I hear better now than at 33!!Maybe it's because I've got better equipment now,who knows!! 
Tube amp on/off: best practice?
Why put extra hours of usage on your tubes? My amp sounds fine on start up and gets optimal after 10-15 minutes.Just my thoughts. 
Album which you have listened to most?
Santana AbraxasNeil Young On The BeachPink Floyd Wish You Were Here 
Debate on a whole front end change
Mind your own business!!! :) 
Dynaudio C1, why so expensive?
There are several 2-way monitors that cost a lot more than the $7000.00 Dynaudio C1.My answer to your question (strictly my opinion,nothing more) is...because Dynaudio thinks they are worth it and they feel pretty confident that some folks will pa... 
Entry into HiFi
I would say choose your speakers first then work from there.Just my two cents worth of useless banter!! 
How long should a cartridge last?
I also didn't set my new arm up properlyLesson learned? 
AUdio research LS7 Tube replacement
clickable link to the above^^^^^^^^^^^^^^http://www.tubemonger.com/Matsushita_Japan_6922_E88CC_Mullard_Tooling_NOS_p/591.htm 
separated biwire posts?
I would imagine that's just how the mfgr wanted to make them.What are they? 
Small Preamplifier choices?
How about this little dandy......http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/t-preamp_e.html 
Marantz SA-14 vs. Cary CDP-1??
Well to start with the Marantz is an SACD player,the Cary is not.If SACD playback is in your plans,I think the answer is simple.The Cary is a fine redbook and HDCD player,I owned one before I went to SACD medium.