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Classical Music for Aficionados
   
Townshend Audio F1 Fractal Speaker Cables
Website: Each end of the cable, incorporates house-keeping electronics to ensure stable operation with ALL amplifiers and features radio frequency interference reduction circuitry. All contained within a machined solid aluminium capsule, that als... 
Cable recommandations
Audio Envy recently came out with a new, top-of-the-line SC at real-world prices.  Worth exploring. https://audioenvy.com/product/speaker/sp12/  
12AT7 / 12AU7
The Telefunken 12AU7's / ECC82's are going to be a little more, errr, analytical than the Amperexes.  Installed in an older C-J preamp, I can see a good balance being achieved.  Less so in a modern preamp that is less warm.  
Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k
These are exceptionally good. The BMR Tower. You won’t do better!  They are tremendous value. https://www.philharmonicaudio.com/  
Speaker stand project
https://resonantwoods.com/audio-products/speaker-stands/    
HEAVY Platters. Metal or Plastic? Your personal Experiences
There's got to be a reason they go to the bother of putting those extra weights there.  
DVD Player Recommendations
For a while there Pioneer was making a really excellent player that came in around the 1K mark.  But that went away.  These days, I think one of the top recommendations is the Panasonic UB9000 just mentioned, though at half the price a lot of peop... 
Denafrips Athena- is damn good
https://www.denafrips.com/athena I read: This preamp is all I want it to be.  Yes, it's great. Actually, the brand new Hades also looks very interesting.  
Best place to insert a new higher end cable in my system?
Ivor Tiefenbrun rides again!  
Ridiculous sale
Oppo 205.  
Mixed Brand Pre-Amp Power Amp Pairings that Work
Let's face it: a whole lot more combinations are going to work just fine, compared to those that won't.  The one technical issue has already been mentioned: impedance matching.  Beyond that, I suppose you could end up with a bright preamp and a br... 
Class d noise rejection
Why omit the name of the brand of the class D amp?  Was it Aavik or something like that?  
Linlai E 6sn7 tubes
@xcool The thing is, that second pic is from the Viva Tubes site.  
Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma?
That's why it's called a honeymoon period.