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dedicated cd player or dvd-cd
What is your budget? 
free standing diffusers
Furutech produces a free standing diffusor. 
How any "wall pluggers" are out there?
What if your amp goes into the wall, but the rest of the components use conditioning?Partial wall plugger? 
What Printed Magazine do you prefer?
I prefer The Absolute Sound, with Stereophile a close second.I also like HiFi+ A LOT - great pictures of equipment with thorough reviews. But at $10 a copy in the US i don't get every issue. 
has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo
I am a PS Audio dealer and am anxiously awaiting the demo set to be brought by from the rep firm who is local. When I have actually heard the set in my system I will give a report based on comparison to my current reference room demo set of the Be... 
One or two JL subs?
two subs wired in stereo will be superior to one mono sub every time.I would personally prefer two JL - fathom 110s to even a single fathom 113good luck! 
Bedroom system for my 10 year old son
What will the source be? 
Toslink to mini optical cable suggestions.
MOST non-glass fiber toslink will result in the same sound.The cables I listed above are a definitive step above normal toslink, but they are not cheap. 
Toslink to mini optical cable suggestions.
I am not aware of any solution other than the mini to toslink adapter.As for the best Toslink cables I like the following:Audioquest - all - particularly Optilink 5IXOS IxoticaWireworld Supernova 5+ good luck! 
What is Good Value Starter Amp in the 100-200wpc
Marantz makes a few amplifiers that are economical and a good value. 
Underestimating the influence of studio monitors?
Everything in the whole process from the time the sound leaves the instrument/vocalist's voice to the reflections in your room after the music leaves the speaker can color the sound.I try to focus on the things I can control - room, equipment, sys... 
The speaker grade class A, B....
There are MANY exceptional speakers. They KEY to designing a great system and finding audio nirvana is system synergy - choosing components that work well together.Finding the perfect speaker is sort of like dating - you need to audition a lot of ... 
Can an iTouch be used to control iTunes on a Mini?
iTouch will need to have the newest software revision, but as stated above should work fine. 
dumb question...I apologize
PS Audio phono stage has a volume control, and is well reviewed for it's retail price of $999. 
low cost but good soundi optical to coax converter
Theta TLCshould be able to be had used for $120 or so.