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CD player with XLR's and volume control ?
Look for a Cairn Fog. It meets your needs and sounds great. 
Primaluna prologue 2 based system upgrade
Sounds like your room or speaker placement might be your problem. Try to get the speakers and your listening position away from the back walls as far as possible. Try different widths and listen to the difference of the sound with the speakers fir... 
Less than top line reel-to-reel worth it?
Find a good rebuilt or refurbished Pioneer RT-909, good sound, easy to use and built like a tank. 
Chemistry question on aluminum
Do not worry about your modern aluminum audio products for use in your lifetime. 
At What Age Does An Audiophile Buy His Last Amp?
Well, do you mean final amp? Or is it the "last amp", the one you just dropped off at FedEx to hurry back to your listening room to spend sometime with your new "last amp".... ;-) 
Legacy audio classics
Double blind test. 
Tube amps and loads.
I have a Scott 299B and like it a lot. If your restoration is about 1 1/2 years old, I would not worry about using a variac, however, I never power up any tube amp without a load connected. You are going to like that 299B. BTW: Do not use EL-84's ... 
Custom Termination of IC cables
http://www.moon-audio.com/ 
? for ya, Al
Who is Al? 
I've been gifted a pair of Thiel CS2s
Your room is way too small for those speakers. 
motor for simply physics turntable
Contact Rick at: http://www.simphys.com/ 
Small speaker suggestions
You might consider the Silverline Prelude. Small footprint, full sound and easy to drive. Should be able to find a used pair for $700.00 or so. 
Simply Physics interconnects
Very good cables, especially, the Byteline digital interconnects and isolation devices. 
4ohm or 8ohm on B&W CDM-7nt?
Your speakers are 8 ohms, use the 8 ohm taps from your amp. 
Advise on Mcintosh mc40
The AudioGon Blue Book list the average price at $620.00 each, check the closed items on eBay and maybe do a national Craigslist search. I would have the amps checked out and re-capped by a good tech, like Pat at Classic Tube Audio - http://classi...