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Hearing is believing?........power cables.......
LOL JMac!  One of the great tag lines of all time.  But it definitely less filling in IMHO.   
Is your cartridge toast...maybe yes, maybe no??
Agree with the posts above.  You would be surprised how long it takes to put 1,000 hours on a cartridge.  You should track it by album side just so you have a general idea.    
Thiel Owners
Enjoy enjoy your new speaks!  My fav thiel, I also have CS6 and prefer the 3.6 for all the reasons you mention.    
conrad johnson preamps
+1tubegroover and oddify.  I still use a premier 14 with NOS Mullard tubes.  It is supremely musical however is plenty revealing to the recording. 
Whats your favorite MC Cart for Rock and Blues/under 1K
Sumiko  blackbird homc.  Dynamic and detailed.   
Favorite Genesis Tracks?
Home by the SeaSecond Home by the SeaAbacab 
ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28?
Face it - most of us are trickle downers! 
12AT nos , flash at start ?
yep mullard flash for me too!  Enjoy the show. 
This is pretty funny and probably true for most of us
LOL!!!  Lying always catches up bro!  But I am a firm believer in always telling the truth unless a lie works better! 
Mcintosh Question- Looking for feedback
Agree with Kalali and mechans, amps and speaks need a coherent match to sound best.  And it would be a luxury for most if we could buy both at the same time to ensure synergy.I have had Mcintosh 501's SS mono's for 10 years or so and have run them... 
My Audio Research experience
I've got a piece in for repair now….Yikes! 
ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28?
+1bdp24 my first piece from ARC was the ph5 when I got back into vinyl. I was interested in a CJ to match my linestage but my dealer convinced me the ph5 is the newest and greatest from ARC huge improvement over the ph3se.  He sold both CJ and ARC... 
MIT Oracle interconnects with ?
Not in my opinion.  I have done it both ways.  I prefer MIT ic's over speaker cables in my setup. 
ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28?
^^^^What they said.IMHO what else would he say?  Unless he has a Ref 5SE you can compare and he gets a sale one way or the other.  Doesn't make him bad just a good  businessman. 
Specific Pre-Amp advice
Check out Dehavilland, both the Mercury and Ultraverve.   Lots of reviews and information.   Lots of tube rolling opportunities with the 6SN7 with the UV.