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Wilson Benesch Full Circle
1. I would subtract Dynavector from the Michell combo and get better one such as Lyra Delos. I own Gyro SE that probably didn't drop a penny since I bought it 10 years ago so I suspect Michell might be better investment than Wilson although heard ... 
What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like?
I was wondering myself and the closest to "nothing" I found in recording studio rooms with proper speaker placement and proper studio monitorring equipment. 
How diverse is your musical taste?
Can't even discard hiphop from my diversity since I enjoy watching ABDC TV show. 
Best recorded rock song ?
After a while of listening to Liquid Tension Experiment, I decided that almost all of best recorded rock songs belong there and there again. 
6550 Tube Blew - A Few Questions
Connect dummy 50w/10Ohms resistor to each of the channel before testing. 
How diverse is your musical taste?
Timhru, I'm big fan of Residents too! I like their version of "Man's World" much better than James Brown:-) 
Adcom GFA 5802 Upgrade
No need to look into over $2k ballparks. Think about Wyred4Sound. 
Sony CDP-C79ES strange behavior
no matter how badly you'd want to keep it, but less-likely you can find even replacement parts for that. 
pure silver speaker wire
buy bulk or trade in your lamborgini. 
Favorite album art?
I'm with Alpass. I also love Laurie Anderson and Residents album arts. 
Best Cart for Delphi VI with SME V tonearm
The whole Lyra line adores Michell/SME indeed 
Best Cart for Delphi VI with SME V tonearm
Koetsu Black is classic cartridge higher priced than Kleos but doesn't sound as an improvement over Kleos IMHO. 
Source vs. DAC vs. Preamp Importance?
Wyred4sound will require the software installation while Antelope would not... just plug and play. MyTek is even more versatile than both Antelope and Wyred, but all of these excellent DACS will be very easy to handle and use. For me having a grea... 
CD Direct to Mono Blocks or Preamp???
My favorite preamp for digital playback is Grace M903. It's pricey but it combines state of the art DAC, headphone amp and volume control so that you don't necessary have to get a good quality CD-player or transport. 
Source vs. DAC vs. Preamp Importance?
I would first get DAC with USB 24/96 capabilities to play hi-rez files from your PC and than get something cheap with digital out for red book CD playback.