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Steely Dan's "Everything Must Go" harmonics...
Rich,Your link doesn't show the right page... 
Cartridge "demagging"
a)risk to destroyb)if not destroyed, still no difference could be heard.c)cartridge should normally be magnetized wether it's MM or MC. 
Fumigation
1. Remove drivers and crossover.2. Take all the precise measurements of a speaker cabinette inside and out3. Burn the speaker cabinettes either in fireplace(save an electricity) or do some BBQ over the charcoals.4. Take the measurements to the car... 
12 volt battery as power source
I'm actually trying to design power supplies that use several battery sources(car batteries) to provide a sufficient collector(or plate) DC voltages to preamps with recharge trigger that will turn on the charge voltage whenever the work voltage dr... 
moving to Europe,need help with converting 110/220
5000W converter must be an expencive device for shure but maynot be enough depending on the power/ch of your AVR.check with manufacturer(s) if you can eliminate few of your components by simply switching to 220V operation. most receivers do have t... 
Channel Imbalance
Azymuth and mis-aligned carts can.Antiscate shouldn't. 
What high-end cdp for low-end quality CD's ?
Some of the players do have tha tendency:I've never looked inside the box of such but I would assume that in some of them they should have some dynamic circuitries that would boost bands to it's linear responce once they become less-tolerant(this ... 
Components for Vandersteen 1C's
1C's aren't biwirable. 
Dust???
A fan or a vacume cleaner affects sound even more than dust when both work together in a small listening room he..he.. 
Does Your System Sound Like the Real Thing?
Unfortunately I've never compared a real piano in the same listening room...As you may know even different pianos sound different so the most precise answer is"I don't know". 
What high-end cdp for low-end quality CD's ?
You realy shouldn't look in "that department"It more depends on the further components than on CD-player. 
What high-end cdp for low-end quality CD's ?
Marco, I'd like to correct your statement that confuses some members arround here:No player even should/must/suppose/ought/oblighed to make or alter the sound of bad recorded/lo-end/poor-sounding/ CD/LP/SACD/XRCD/DVD-A/DLP/MLP/CDD/BCD/BSCD/ABCD/ET... 
Power cords?
Never "heard" any of these unless it's realy in bad shape... 
How long for tube break in
Vandys and tubes are only for classics.For other types of music either SS or biamp. 
Power cords?
...unless your fixed power cord warps and breaks keep it as-is.