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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw522GIskVc  
Starting from scratch and seeking advice as to how to proceed...
You have a decent selection of stores to visit.  First up should be Deja Vu.  Then there's Gifted Listener, Command Performance, and Evolution Audio.  Between them you can hear a reasonable range of components. 
DIY "HiFi" cables - and why I don't trust BJC and the likes
Grannyring might have something to say about that.So might Willie.http://www.image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.html  
Recommendations on a big 3 way bookshelf - new or vintage - speakers, have stands 17" high
Spendor Classic 1/2: large, stand-mounted, 3-way, possible to triwire. 
GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week
Interesting.The Coda S12.5 does 20W in class A, then AB125 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms 250 Watts per channel into 4 Ohms 500 Watts per channel into 2 Ohms  
The next big driver hype: Textreme
But does it compete with Zylon? 
High Powered Holographic Amplifiers
@arro222 I see you're new around here.Check out the previous posts by @grey9hound and @smodtactical.   
best-sounding class D amp?
I'm surprised to find no mention of Jeff Roland amps, which I thought might be mentioned.  Or PS Audio. 
is this the greatest live band of all time?
The Zombies is clearly the best name for a *live* band. 
High Powered Holographic Amplifiers
@arro222 My post was intended more as a rebuke to the arrogance of the OP than as a serious inquiry.At any rate, I don't want music all around me.  If I wanted that, I'd get a HT system or play in an orchestra, as I used to do.  I want it (mainly)... 
is this the greatest live band of all time?
The Zombies. 
Goldenear Triton One R vs. PSB T3. vs. Spendor D7...
Stereophile rankings are useless and should be entirely ignored. 
Audio Note AN/E vs. DeVore O/96
The Graham Audio LS5/8 would be an interesting speaker to audition; it marries a tweeter to a 12" bass/mid unit. 
Focal Sopra 1, Kudos 505, Paradigm Persona B, etc.
Budget? 
Who Here is Vertical Bi-Amping?
Horizontal: how easy is it to truly gain-match two different amps?  How much does it limit your choice of components?