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Good Sounding Speaker that Won't Attract Thieves?
You could always grab a pair of Wilson Sashas.The crackheads will think they are garbage cans,an no self respecting crackhead will ever steal a garbage can.Just a thought. 
Need Recs for CD transport $1k
The Ah!,Arcam and NAD you listed are not SACD players. 
Entry level CDP
I heard Buc recommend the 595 so much,I bought one.It's a really good player(changer) for the price.I'm not quite as enamored with it as he is.It's not going to replace the Cary in my main system,but it will remain in my bedroom system. 
Which is the best cd player under $10k?
Get a playstation1 and cobble a $9900.00 powercord onto the wallwart.Sonic bliss!!! 
Who knows about my speakers
What do you want to know? 
As system improves, do bad recordings sound worse?
In my experience,a bad recording is a bad recording.Better equipment might seem to help at first but the first impressions die off pretty quickly.Like I said this is my experience,others may differ. 
Where to find Black Gate 1000uf 25V caps?
Try here.http://www.hificollective.co.uk/components/black_gate_caps.html 
new digital source
Most metal music is poorly recorded to start with,granted,there are some exceptions.Poorly recorded music is poorly recorded music regardless of what's used to reproduce it.The attributes you wish to hear are the hallmarks of very good recordings.... 
Pet Sounds-Full range and subwoofers only
I could swear that the bass response plunges cleanly to 27Hz or even 25Hz?How did you come to this conclusion? Measurements or a "calibrated ear"? 
N.East Storm Destroyed Several Component Circuitry
Unplug,unplug,unplug.I can't stress this enough. 
Surroud and rear speakers
Marks2512,you asked the same thing yesterday.Be patient,someone will eventually chime in with some advice. 
Are tone controls worth a second look ?
There are lots of mfgrs that still use tone controls. 
Direct TV thru Pre-amp
This works fine.Just don't expect the same quality sound as your other sources.I have SirriusXM radio playing background music all day.BTW, I use DishNetwork.I heard Direct TV was replacing SirriusXM with something else. 
Good Sounding Speaker that Won't Attract Thieves?
I don't think a crack addict could tell the difference between a high or low dollar speaker.He will steal it anyway.Just a thought. 
Help me spend some $$$$$
Only YOU can decide what sounds good to YOU.Others will tell you whether or not they like the Klipsch/Marantz and that will do YOU no good.YOU need to hear the equipment YOU are thinking about getting and decide if YOU like the sound.Notice all th...