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Musical cd plyer under 1k
I think the NAD 565BEE is a very overlooked CD player. It's very musical. I had to spend $2000 to get a better sounding player. 
Balanced to RCA interconnect--is it beneficial?
There is no benefit. 
Keith Jarrett
I put "At The Blue Note" in the title but it didn't show up. That's the box set I'm referring to. 
Best floorstanding speakers under $2000
You would probably get more improvement by treating the room instead of new speakers. 
component where PC does not make a difference
I have found that power cords make the biggest difference on the source. CD player, DAC...I get a very small difference on the amp, but on the CD player there is a huge difference. 
Are Disc Players Dead?
I echo your thoughts Abuck. 
Please help a Novice
The Quad L12L is a very good speaker. It goes 45hz, and does it very well. 
Best Way To Archive Vinyl On My PC
Unfortunatly you will loose sonically. More so than when you archive digital to digital. 
Upgrading Fuses
Wow!!! All this over the sound of a fuse? 
System Hum Question
Do you have florescent lights in your home? If so make sure they're not on. There are several things that can be on that will cause hums through the electrical network.Good luck. 
What is would be a small listening room size?
12X17 is a great size for a listening room. It's at the lower end of medium in size. 
Please help a Novice
My advice is that you do go to different audio stores and listen. then let your ears make the decision.If you depend on others to give you recommendations, you'll have 100 different people give you a 100 different aswers. 
Are Disc Players Dead?
8 tracks and cassettes were analog. 
The Audiophile's Wife
Gammajo, that's a very good angle on this subject. Kudos to you for having a great sence of humor. I laughed out loud when I read your post. 
Listening room in a loft area?
Any time you can add treatments in the first reflections it will help your listening room. To go one step further and treat for secondary refections is even better. I think the room will work fine.Just be open to changing it if it doesn't meet you...