We've had a fair few cable debates here, and there's the current issue of Mr. Gregory's cable preferences being talked about also... But I noted a little gem in hifi choice, from the review of the Wadia 861se. [quote] This balance issue may well be one of taste and small but important things like choice of cable. We would imagine that if you prefer the sound of Nordost cable then the wadia balance will be perfect, but on the other hand, if Electrofluidics/Townshend speaker cables are your bag the Resolution Audio approach would be a better bet.[/quote] Now, is it just me, or are they suggesting (somewhat implicitly) choosing a CD player around the cables you use? SURELY this should be the other way around, and should have read like this: [quote] This balance issue may well be one of taste and small but important things like choice of cable. We would imagine that if you prefer the sound of the Wadia then the Nordost balance will be perfect, but on the other hand, if the Resolution audio is your bag the Electrofluidics/Townshend speaker cable approach would be a better bet.[/quote] The other suggestion this makes is that everyone is trying to achieve the same thing, and this is two different ways of doing it. There are strengths and weaknesses outside of frequency response that players will have... I won't be renewing my subscription.