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What to buy
go with Lirpa Audio Designs; they are simply the absolute best 
smaller speaker suggestions
Check out the small Harbeth speakers; they require power as do most quality small moniters but you have that with your Musical Fidelity. Excellent units.The spendor 3/1 is another excellent choice but I'd go with the Harbeth first. 
Looking for a good tuner with AM too
Accuphase T100Onkyo T9Onkyo T4Sony 550ESMcIntosh MR74...almost the performance of the MR78 for a lot less money...a real good unityamaha t1 
Cary 300B or Cary 2a3?
All things being equal the 300b units should have a bit better low end response than a 2a3 based amp. Stick with the additional power; it only goes one way. You can never have too much but it is quite easy to NOT have enough. 
Help choosing tube monobloc's
VTL all the way....get a higher powered VTL that runs high powered in triode mode and you will not regret it 
Is the Dynavector XX-2 really an upgrade for me?
A 309 is the same basic arm as the IV and V; differences are that the 300 series (309. 310, 312) use an alloy arm tube as opposed to the more expensive units which use magnesium which is supposedly better at resonance control. In addition the more... 
Need Help w/Audible Illusions Modulus 3a
Seems you could plug the HT processor front channel signal into the tape IN and run the signal from the tape moniter/OUT......Seems easier to acquire a preamp with good stereo sound as well as HT processing like the Audio Refinement unit. 
Music Hall MMF-5 SE
Both are good and the comments about the Rega are true. However, if one wants a modestly priced turnkey table with cartridge it is hard to do much better than a used MMF 5. In this price range I'd have to point out a new Technics SL1200 Mk 2 can b... 
Can almost anyone learn to set up a Cartridge?
you might want to get a cheapo used cartridge to practice with.....small mistakes can cost a LOT of money... 
Cheap Turntable
I second the vote for a new Technics SL1200 as you can buy one for just over 400 new. A new Denon DP500M is also an excellent choice; 529 new online.You can always remove the stock arm and install another arm on the Techics, too; somebody makes a ... 
Need to re-discover analog - please help
Slightly used DPS turntable with wonderful Schroder arm at 2500 euro/offer looks excellent and almost a turnkey solution.Scheu Premier II table is about 2000 new and a superb value and performer.Used Forsell at just over 6000 bux looks very good, ... 
Tube Tuner
Try the dynaco doctor to start with.....other than that pull the tubes and start shopping for tubes online. 
Tonearm - Incognito VS Origin Live
Audio Note can provide a pure silver, or copper, wire kit for your Rega arm. An Audio Note service outlet could take your old arm and rewire it with audio note wire (thus turning the arm into an Audio Note ARM 1 or ARM2). The end result is a bette... 
SS Int Amps, $1500-5k choices ??
used levinson integrated...... 
Integraded Amp
McIntosh MA6900 would have tone controls and is built like a tank.