Building a system from scratch (other than speakers)

jafant - Actually the day before you recommended him I was researching Rogue Audio products and came across Wilson Audio. I called and told him I would be down Saturday the 13th to check out some gear. Your recommendation cemented it. Down I went and came back with most everything. Blew my budget a bit but think it was well worth it. 

marktomaras - I didn't even think of getting used cables. By the time I read your post I had already purchased. There's always next time!

The verdict: 
I went with the Chronus Magnum II with phono bypass mod. The other amp/preamps I liked but were just stretching my budget too much (which I still busted) were the Rogue separates (new), and a pairing of an (used) Audio Research hybrid preamp (blanking on exact model at the moment) and a Rogue amp from the mid 90's.
For turntable, I went with the Project expression carbon classic DC in mahogany.
For cd, I went with the Cambridge Audio Azur 35IIC. With this I bought a used California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC.
For a line conditioner, I went with a Furman Elite 15 PFI.
For cables I went with Audio Research SGL for speakers. Audio Research LitzLink interconnect (for CD), Audiostream interconnect (for phono), and an Aperture digital cable.
The only thing I am not terribly happy with is the cd player. Sound quality-wise, it is outstanding. With the Cal Labs tube DAC, it sounds very nearly as good as a used Audio Research tube CD player ($7500) they had in the shop. However, and perhaps you can help me with this, it has an audible tick when playing cd's. When the music is up you can't hear it but if the volume is down or when music lulls I can hear it from about 9 feet away in my chair. It is only when the cd is spinning. Is this normal, or is this a defect?
It sounds amazing. Thank you all so much for the help and input. 
I'd love you hear your opinions, especially on cables - as that is the only thing I didn't extensively research. 

Nice job on the amp, that Rogue looks great!  I still say kill off the CD player.  Rip your CDs, play them through a player such as the Bluesound Node and feed that to your great DAC.  That will eliminate the CD tick.  You ought to be able to get a refund if there is a tick.  Not only that, but you will be able to stream Tidal, and even purchase high res music from places like HD Tracks.  I couldn't imagine using a CD player anymore.

You need to talk to your dealer re the tick. This should not occur. After all you seemed to have purchased an entire system from Wilson so should be accommodated. As one who has both computer based and disc based digital front ends, I understand the desire to sometimes just spin a disc. 

marktomaras - thank you! I love the Rogue so far. A server or media player will certainly be in my future as budget allows. 

mesch - Yes, I will be contacting Wilson today. They aren't open on Mondays. The cd player will get me by until I can get some kind of media storage solution going.