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Another "help me pick speakers" thread
At least take a listen to my favorite speakers...Vandersteen 
Who is using passive preamps and why?
Passives are wimpy sounding... 
Bi-Amping questions
You said you like the sound of your system. Wait until you can afford a really good amp...this improvement will be much more to your liking. Bi-Amping will have a very slight if any audible improvement...you already bi-wire. 
VPI Classic - Now you have one......
The best cartridges for the Classic or Scoutmaster rim drive... Benz Ebony LP, Dyna XV1S, Soundsmith Ebony Voice or Sussuro 
An Experiment in Speaker Placement
..another approach.... Go to the Vandersteen website, click on to the 5A owner's manual. Do the math and set your speakers up using that formula. It is much more wife friendly, and works (at least) for me. 
What adhesive is used to re-tip a cartridge?
Epoxy...hard to work with in such a tight and delicate area. 
Upgrading wall outlets
Donjr.. My PorterPorts took about a month to settle in..I love what it did to my system. 
Is Monster cable getting better?
Monster and Bose are consumer driven companies as opposed to "audiophile" driven. 
Need help with IC upgrade Cardas Golden Cross
Try Anti-Cables.. I really love them. Cardas WILL smooth out rough sounding components...because they omit that information. My suggestion is you get better equipment and not try to find filters to omit the faults. 
Excessive woofer movement with a VPI JMW 9 ?
You need a different cartridge.. 
Modern Shahinian Obelisk
If you're going to get speakers why limit yourself to Obelisks. Listen to everything in your price range. 
Need Some Advice regarding interconnects
Spending more on cables does NOT guarantee a better sound. You can try the various good cable companies...even try their top of the line silver multi-thousand dollar interconnects. You might like it, or not...but it will give you an idea what is a... 
premier headphone amps
Checkout Headphones.com...I know no better place for advice and products 
Low freq. rumble????
..sounds like the wrong cartridge for that player.. 
Old fart needs help with speakers and power req's
Let me say firstly that you can not rely on magazines for advice. I have heard very excellent equipment sound awful when strung together without listening to how they interact with each other, and your room. ..also, don't buy cheap watts...they us...