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Is it worth upgrading tonearm wiring
any older(20+ years) tonearm is ready for that, beside you might also change the DIN for gold plated and use your favorite wire brand...... 
Best cartridge for my analog system arround 500$ ?
Go for Denon, DL103 is the king, but the arm will be better with the DL160.... 
old cdp that hangs with new ones
Mod Squad Prism CD650 
What's the biggest spade you can buy?
just a bit off the topic, but bare wire is the best! 
Clearaudio Upgrade
any Garrard 301 or 401 will be upgrade for you.... 
Recommend me a quality power cord extender?
why do not do it yourself? You can easy buy quality parts and just spent the time to make it... 
Vintage Thorens motor replacements/substitutes
This is your website. if you do not know it :http://www.theanalogdept.com/thorens_dept_.htm 
stock denon 103 vs. zu for my vintage rig
I would first play with the stock 103 and if you like it and after you upgrade your turntable, then you can go for any of the variants of the 103! 
Ear MC-4 Step up transformer
there are a lot discussions about this...but from my experience the best results are with the perfect matched transformers and MC cartridge...that said, you have to find the match and it takes some time! Also it does not have to be the most $$$ tr... 
Best cartridge for my analog system arround 500$ ?
what music you like?That is my first question for cartridge choice.... 
Pairing McIntosh with B&W CM7s
it depends, what you like on the B&W speakers...if you want the midrange, then the McIntosh is great amp, but if you are all over from the detail and soundstage, Classe amps might be a better choice for these babies... 
Older Altec horn speakers
Altec model 19 are the best horn speakers for home use I have had. Better then Klipsch and JBL(unless you want to go for 4344 and multi amp...)With good tube amps the Altec 19 is un-beatable... 
Tube Amps for Tannoy Churchill
I would use McIntosh tube amplifiers with these beasts... 
Cart mounting template for SME 3012
go to this site and click on the left bar "translate to english"...if your Japanese is not brushed-up yet!http://flashdaiyo.exblog.jp/blog.asp?iid=&acv=&dif=&opt=1&srl=4572934&dte=2007-02-11+04%3A43%3A00.000 
Choice: Avantgarde Duo Omega or JBL K2 s9800
if you are willing to change to McIntosh amplification, then go for the JBL!