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Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning
I tried the PSM 156 and confess it is excellent.  Could not say the same about other high end Uber expensive brands  
What is the most important component to consider while building a new system?
Speaker to suit the room first.  Then amp to match the speaker  
BEST AMPS FOR WILSON SASHA
orionpcgames.   What amp did you finally purchase for your Sasha. 
CD v Streamed
CD is better. All the time. No contest in my system.  
Power Conditioner vs A/C cables
AC CABLE UPGRADE FOR SURE  
True or False?
False.  My components are probably reference class and expensive.   Every tweak mattered. I guess the more resolving a component the easier it is to notice a tweak  
The Absurdity of it All
To the OP. Live a little more before you make judgements  
Audio Companies with Integrity??
Jonathan Gullman of MSB.                                KENT ENGLISH and Nelson Pass of Pass Labs.  I spoke to above 3.  Good people.  Great companies.  
VINYL SUCKS!
I have Digital and Vinyl.  Hardly ever listen to vinyl.   
reviews on DAC AUDIO GD R8
I have the baby Audio Gd.  It is the headphone amp with R2R DAC.  EXCEPTIONALLY good for its price. I tried the DAC portion and was blown away. I have the MSB DAC and was toying with my AUDIO GD headphone amp just for fun. Looking at the DAC only ... 
Opinions wanted: 10-30K Speakers for Jazz/Folk
You have a fine problem.   Everyone will recommend their own choice.  Please try for yourself , especilally the popular brands; Wilson , Sonus Fabre , Focal, Dynaudio , Vandersteen, Rockport,Vivid Audio etc. It would help knowing if you are pairin... 
WILSON AUDIO.....BIG NAME, BIG PRICE........ARE THEY THAT GOOD?
I have Wilson Sasha 1.  They are excellent; accurate, natural, coherent from top to bottom. Positioning and powerful amp needed.  I prefer Wilson’s to Sonus Faber , Vivid Audio , B & W , DeVore, Van der Steen , Kef , Monitor Audio , MBL , Foca... 
Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment.
All rooms need acoustic treatment . Trick is not to over damp the room.  Even furniture and household objects scattered in a room is acoustic treatment  
Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass
I chose WADIA and later MSB especially because I found other DACs shy of bass.  btw which Pass Labs amp and which speakers do you have ? 
DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated?
George.  Thought as much. I use my MSB Analog DAC direct.  No problems.  With my Wadia 301 and Wadia 521 DAC I needed to set the gain such that low volume started at 60%. That way volume was always over 67%.