Help with speaker selection, please

It's me...the poster of the original message. My system consists of a Theta Data Basic II transport, which I intend to replace with a high-caliber universal player over the next couple years. It runs into an MSB Gold Link III DAC, which will be able to upsample my universal player to 24/192. My interconnects are all Kimber Select 1030. My pre-amp is an Adcom GFP-750, which I intend to keep for a while. My amp, a Rotel RB-981, will be replaced with the speakers, as will my kimber 4TC speaker cable. My thought is to get the best amp I can afford for whichever speakers I choose, and also buy the appropriate speaker wire at that time. As I said originally, I run VCR, DSS, PlayStation2, CD/DAC into my pre-amp, as my living situation requires that I have a single, comprehensive system. Again, thanks so much for all the input that's already been supplied, as well as for any further assistance you might provide.--Brian

Thank you to all those who have provided me with valuable guidance and assistance in this forum. I especially appreciate those of you who were able to comment without being obnoxious and judgmental. PLEASE bear in mind, we lost our Audiogon forums in part because of obnoxious and judgmental people and the feelings they engender, so let's watch the smart-ass remarks before the forums vanish again.

Thanks,
Brian

Here's my ranking of the categories listed by Audiokinesis, in descending order of importance:

Clarity
Timbre
Contrast
Single-listener soundstage
Accurate
Great at low volumes
Great at medium volumes
Natural sounding bass
Forgiving
Great at high volume
Extreme bass
Wide-listening area
Size
Thanks for the ranking system idea! very helpful

--Brian