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Speakers for small room?
Thanks to everybody who contributed--lots of good ideas to follow up.David 
help with budget, low power speaker selection
A friend of mine recently bought a pair of KEF Q7 speakers (91 db sensitivity). They are $1200 list and he likes them a lot.David 
A good cartridge between 300.00 and 400.00
I'm not familiar with your phono stage, but I can say this:I had the Benz Silver for quite a while in a VPI HW-19 IV w/ AudioQuest PT-8 arm. I though it was quite good; only downside was that it didn't have quite enough output for the phone stage ... 
Thiel 1.5 vs. 2.3
Thanks again to everybody, and particularly to Art for the very clear comparison of the various Thiel models. It sounds like the 2.3s would do what I'm looking for. I'm trying to walk a fine line here; not bright or harsh, but not euphonic or or o... 
Power Conditioners
Try the Monster Cable one. At $179 it is much cheaper than many of the others and it works well in my system. (I cannot say that I have directly A/B'd it against the competition, but the improvement is noticeable and I like the price!) They also h... 
Thiel 1.5 vs. 2.3
Thanks very much to everybody who replied. I have some space limitations, which make me lean more to the 2.3 rather than 3.6, but I will think about this again in light of what's been said. I do _not_ like bright/harsh sounding gear (but neutral i... 
RCA End Caps
I got some from Virtual Mode (http://www.virmode.com/ -- but note that their web site doesn't list all the accessories) for $2 or $2.50, I think; definitely not $3. They sell different ones for analog and digital outlets.