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Just changed component stands - how to modify soun
What kind of cones have you tried? 
Dedicated 20 amp/ground loop question
I likewise have 2 dedicated 20a lines in my reference room with 4 others throughout the hosue and no noise issues or loops.If you are building have them do a separate sub panel for the audio/vido lines throughout the house. 
totem arro's or B&W 604 s2's
Totem.I prefer the top end and vocals from Totem to B&W. 
Mac with USB Dac
I use both. In my opinion it is not a replacement, but another nice source to have. 
Thiel 3.7 Placement
Try placing them 3ft into the room and 10ft from listening position as this will be ALMOST optimal. The 3 ft from each side wall is perfectly fine.Your dealer should be able to advise on this, maybe has you just wanted a second opinion.good luck -... 
Speaker recommendations
Is your budget flexible?The qualities you are wishing for suggest to me a speaker around the $2000 mark, as opposed to the $1000 budget you outlined..... 
Isolation with levelling
What about a cone which can adjust the level? The Stillpoints cones when used with risers are adjustable. 
Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander?
You need to audition the Dynaudio Confidence C1. 
MIT AVT-MA vs. Magnum M3 speaker
The AVT-MA conveys a bit more emotion than the Magnum M3.Magnum may be a bit more detailed.Both are exceptional cables. 
Tubes or S.S. for Thiel CS 2.4?
Thiel actually was using an older Krell solid state at the factory when I was there about a year ago. 
Long Power Cord
You could also consider a combination of the initial thought and the suggestion above.Buy some quality bulk wire and run it to an outlet near the projector. There are numerous conditioned/protected outlets now available from PS Audio and MIT which... 
Apple Macintosh Music System
Apple computers will output 96k data through optical, and even higher res data through firewire.I use my Bel Canto dac3 (I am a dealer FYI) with toslink coming out of my iMac and get very good results.IF you had a dac with a firewire input I think... 
Do you spend more on audio than your income allows
I started a business to justify it. It has been a very great way to enable the equipment expense, meet lots of great people and keep a reference system that I want and use for the business.Hopefully someday it will blossom into a full time day job! 
How much improvement with better toslink cable?
Glass toslink make a huge improvement over regular in my opinion. I have detected almost zero difference between cheapo and branded non-glass toslink, but the upper end Audioquest and Wireworld supernova 5+ toslink will stand out far above the sta... 
Speaker placement: Any difference for cd or vinyl?
should be one for all