Cantus "Cantus" -- is anyone else having problems?

I listened to this disc for the first time on my brand new He Audio 1.2B electrostatic phones. All was well until I got to track 10, in which the choir is accompanied by a large drum. The first drum strike (about 5 seconds into the track) gave rise to a "crackling" sound that immediately had me thinking the 1.2B diaphragms were hitting the stators. Each subsequent strike---there are 4 or 5 altogether---produced a similar effect.

Lack of Classical New-Releases on LP

This really bugs me. I've been buying a lot of LPs of late, getting into it. I love the trove of valuable, out-of-print classical LPs I can purchase for cheap, especially as I live in NYC. But! What's with all the major labels ignoring the LP releases altogether for their new releases?!? Or am I mistaken and am overlooking some vendor where I might find some new releases? This really bothers me b/c on the rock side, I can buy some new releases, like the Portishead, the Black Keys, No Age or whatever on LP, and most of them even include free MP3s or CDs with the albums.

Are Different Speaker Cable Lengths a Problem with Anti-Cables?

I am in the market to purchase speaker cables to connect Thiel CS1.6 speakers to an Arcam A70 integrated amp. Since the audio rack is next to my left speaker, purchasing different lengths of speaker cable would be ideal, provided that there is no degradation in sound quality. Anti-Cable wire gets great reviews online, and is in my price range. Their website indicates that different speaker cable lengths are no problem, because the dielectric is incredibly thin. Does this make sense?

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