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Floor Stander or Monitor w/ 2 subs? What does the later give up in a large room?
So, does a new room mean you’re no longer looking at monitors?  If you are, what’s your budget?  I didn’t see mention of that or maybe just missed it.  
What should I choose??
If you don’t think your system is somewhat bright or thin sounding I’d side with upgrading the speakers. I could never warm up to B&W’s yellow midrange drivers, and having spent significant time with the D3 series I find their new silver Conti... 
Extra power or cleaner power?
I’d agree with doing dedicated lines.  They’ll probably only cost about 10% or so what a good power conditioner would cost and you can use the rest of the $ to get better outlets and power cables.  Unlike additional amp power, these power-related ... 
Digital Player Upgrade Options
What features are you looking for, and what aspects of sound reproduction are most important to you? 
Floor standing speaker recommendations new or used, $10,000 and under
I was gonna recommend the Quatro CT as well, along with Joseph Audio Perspective and Acoustic Zen Crescendo — all used of course.  Best of luck.  
Near Field Listneing
Agree with all points above, but when I tried listening in the near field I lost a sense of openness and space compared to sitting in the far field — guess I was missing some of those room reflections.  I don’t have much by way of room problems, s... 
About to audition Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Grand Reference - advice?
Joseph Audio Perspectives and Nola KOs would play nice with that much tube power if you can find them.  Best of luck.  
Amps Under $1k to Pair with ELAC and Klipsch Speakers?
Frankly, I think you should be more concerned about the quality of your source material than your amp.  A Qobuz subscription is only 15 bucks per month, and this is probably the best and cheapest upgrade you can make right now.  Throwing $ at an a... 
Hunt for new floor standers
@axspike — Go to Hifishark.com and punch in Joseph Audio and you should see them. 
Adding a preamp to HT setup
There’s a Rogue RP-5 available at US AudioMart for $2300 and is one of the few tube preamps I’m aware of where the HT bypass still functions with the unit turned off.  Best of luck.  
Hunt for new floor standers
There’s a nice pair of Joseph Audio RM25 Signature lls available at US AudioMart for $1200 that are local pickup only in the Orlando area.  They are excellent all-around speakers and well worth the drive to go listen to if possible, and I think th... 
looking to upgrade from B&w 805s to full range
Joseph Audio Profiles are in your price range new and should be no problem driving them with your amp.  Not technically full range, but they’ll put out a good amount of quality bass for their size while providing a good portion of the performance ... 
Who Offers a Highly Musical Preamp using a 6SN7 tube and a remote?
Don Sachs line stage, which I think has a 14-day return period that is nice to have.  
New House speaker recommendations
Joseph Audio Pulsars would be worth a look.   
Hybrid tube / SS system
Not only has equipment (and recordings) changed a lot over the past 30+ years, but your own tastes and hearing have probably changed a good bit over time as well (I know mine certainly have).  Not that there’s not some excellent gear from back the...