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High resolultion cd player
I agree with S23chang......... have you consider upgrading your Cal Audio CL-25? Audiocom mods comes to mind ie: Superclock, replace your exisitng caps with Black Gates..... the list goes on. You will notice improvements as long as you still like ... 
Good DVD Concert?
Kylie Minogue - Live in Sydney 2001, especially the "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" track. I prefer this over her recent (Live in Manchester) (2002), although the later is more "polish" visually but sonic wise I prefer the former. 
CD/Transport W/ External DAC
It send PCM pure digital signal to DAC, isn't it? Yes, in 0's and 1's, however down the chain jitter or timing of the 0's and 1's essentially sets transports apart as I understand............. 
CD/Transport W/ External DAC
Yes, definitely......... transports are the start of the music chain. Information not retrieve at this stage will never be recovered at a later stage. A better (or more expensive??) built transport will minimise this. Do not neglect the importance... 
Cones, Points, Tweaks...???
Check out Symposium Shelves, cheaper alternatives are maple butcher blocks........enjoy. 
Rotel RCD-1070
Bought one about a month ago and no regrets yet. It "sings" after running it in for about 2/3 weeks. Make sure you provide it with good support ie: Symposium RBs. Overall sound is "thick" or "analogish" but transparent. Excellent value for the pri... 
Need recommendation for a preamp.
Audio Synthesis Passion (Non-remote) is another good "passive" pre-amp. I had the ARC LS2 & LS3 before and the AS passion is the next level up imo, neutral, transparent & dynamic.......... try this link for the Soundstage review http://www... 
Can Ayre V3 power driven by a passive pre?
A bit late in the response however yes, I 'm currently using Audio Synthesis Passion (Non-remote), speakers are Platinum Solo and it sounds sensational.............