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Why Do Cables Matter?
Instead of asking this question, which has been asked a hundred times here, and if you want to truly answer the question you will need to listen for yourself so here is my suggestion: Contact an on-line merchant who will allow you to return cable... 
Any Thoughts?
tots and pears  
Ripping CD's
@jrpnde  CDs: I have used literally tens of thousands over the years of the Verbatim blank CDs. During that time I have had no more than 10 write failures and ZERO read failures. Ripping/writing software/freeware: I use EAC (exact audio copy). f... 
First Watt J2 & speaker pairing ?
The J2 has a 20dB gain so from that perspective it is similar to the XA-25 from Pass Labs. I owned a J2 and an F6 which has a 14dB gain but a 25wpc into 8 ohms and 50wpc into 4 ohms spec which is also a characteristic of the XA-25. Yet neither sou... 
Pass Labs XP32 or XP22?
I run a Rogue RH-5 pre with a Pass Labs XA-25. I am extremely impressed with this match. For me there is something magical happening here. I used to own a Rogue RP-7 and paired that with a multitude of tube and SS amps. I was never disappointed wi... 
where and how to find blank "music" CD's
THESE are what you want. I have thousands of these burned from my bootlegging days (Grateful Dead, ABB, Phish, and too many others). I can't remember the last time I encountered a bad disc.  
Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops
@jjbeason14  At a $500 budget buy THE FURURTECH DESTAT lll You won't be disdappointed  
Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align
Supertramp - School Grateful Dead - Ripple Spanish Galleon - Banquet  
Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald?
Mrs. McGrath, an Irish folk song set during the Peninsular War of the early 19th century. The song tells the story of a woman whose son enters the British Army and returns seven years later having lost his legs to a cannonball while fighting again... 
Tune of the Day
Southside of Heaven - Ryan Bingham  
What to listen for?
Linda Ronstandt's version of Blue Bayou. At about the 50 second mark when she sings: I'm going back someday Come what may To Blue Bayou you should be able to clearly hear a subtle mandolin coming from the left speaker.  
Did the Old Receivers Sound Good?
FWIW...my Sony STR-V6 sounds amazing through a set of Focal Kanta No.2 speakers.   
How long do speakers last?
I have a pair of Mirage M760s I purchased as demos in 1986. They are still in pristine condition and sound fantastic.   
Luxman L590AX vs.590AXii
@abd1  I went with the XA-25 because I already have a history the FirstWatt F6 and I got to listen to the Pass on a set up similar to mine. Price was also a factor as was availability. For speakers I have used Focal Kanta No.2s, Moth Audio Cicada... 
Luxman L590AX vs.590AXii
@abd1  An L-590AXll recently sold for less than $7K on USAM. There is an L-550AXll available now on the same site for $5400. Reverb has an L-550AX 120v US version for $3000. Ebay has all versions available from $3K but are shipped from Japan. If ...