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laid back speakers
magnepan might be worth considering if you don't mind planars.spendors are also good choice. 
Best spkrs under $700 for a Rotel RA-1070 integrat
Quad, Vienna, Usher, Audes, Polk LSi. All good choices for your budget. 
What is a small quality rear speaker that doesn't
Are you looking for wall mounts? The Acoustic Energy Aego's are small, nicely constructed and sound quite good. Comparable to the Micro's, perhaps not as cute. 
Behringer - All The Way
Behringer gear is great for the money. Downright cheap when compared to Tact, but probably not as good. Another interesting way to use the Behringer, which at least one speaker company advises, is to run everything digital to a certain multichanne... 
AR CD 3 vs Cary 303/300
I'd go with the Cary. Across the board, I think their digital is better than ARC.Just my opinion. 
Proac and Devore
Havn't heard the Devore, but if you like Proac I'd just go with it. The resale of Proacs alone would lead me in their direction. 
Ayre CX-7 vs. Meridian G08 ?
I have the G07 and it is awesome. Have owned 508.24 and a slew of other high end digital including Cary, Audio Aero, Audiomeca and dCS. The G07 is significantly better than the 508 to my ears. It retains the evenness, truth of timbre, natural and ... 
Golden Tube amps
For the record and to correct the comment made in the first post"Probably a lovely euphonic sound more than neutral, linear."The SE40 is not overly euphonic nor does it sound particularly "tube-y". It is very neutral, especially in the midrange. I...