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Paradigm Center Upgrades
I don't know what you are asking but the cc-350 is a match to the monitor series and not at all a match to your frounts. Your center needs to be voiced the same way as your frounts. I never really liked the sound out of the cc-350 it is a bit tinn... 
Haven't played my LP's in 20 years - still good?
Tarsando I wis cd never happened and now mp3's talk about quality going dow hill over the years.... 
Subwoofer and bare floor
is it softing the bass and making it more defined? you still have the speakers spiked? Or is it coupling the speaker tot he floor where you are feeling more vibration. 
Tube pre-amps with Home Theater bypass...
I am running the cary 303/300, Aesthetix Clyspo pre amp, and Quicksilver v4 amps. Really a grate combo. I tried the AR but it was flat and the soundstage wasn't as big. I really like the Aesthetix except for it is deep hangs out the back of my cab... 
how far off the wall
Besides saying 5' off a wall tehre is a formula out there to help avoid standing waves and all sort of issues that place your speakers based on room size. The speaker in general should be measured from the middle of the cone not the enclosure. To ... 
Cables /power conditioner- Order of importance
Your probably getting mixed answers because it depends what your weakest link is. From what you are asking above is fair but we need to know hwat you are running now. Is your AC noisy? Are you running tubes or monoblocks or a receiver? 
speakers with subwoofer-style base drivers
I have speakers with subs intergraded and work grate. There should be a way to adjust bass on them. It sounds like your issue is more room acoustics than anything else. Yes it is normal if you are near a wall you will get more bass. Also if your s... 
What is the most important cable?
Amp for power would be the most important especally tubes this is because the amps sraw the most power and amplify the most noise. 
Surge supression on attena for Tuner???
got one of thoes and the connector is like $2 from radio shack, Thanks alot will do that this weeekend. 
Is it bad to stack your equipment
Well all my equipnment is stacked. Has been for years. I have gotten into tube pre amps and am now having issues. I was at my dealer about a month ago and he hooked up my system and was a/b cd players for me. he had one in the rack and one on top ... 
What is the most important cable?
I was told the source. But I would think the speaker my resonong is that everything runs throught the speaker all your sources. From what I read keeping the cable all the same brand doesn't matter because each cable handles a specific need but I w... 
Surge supression on attena for Tuner???
can someone point me towards a good one. Sorry I am new to this. 
center channel speakers --- low height
That would work. As long as the frount 3 match so voices don't sound different in the sides and center. 
HIGH DEF DVD...WHATS THE LATEST NEWS?
Can't these people just decide on a format and run with it this industry has been hurt more by the politics than anything else. I think the first one to get a hd dvd out will be the format. 
Monster Cable interconnects too tight
Make sure you twist a bit back and forth when pulling off.