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Dan D'Agostino S250 MxV enough power for Wilson Audio Alexia V
No need to spend five-figures for D'Agostino! Buy the Peachtree 500 for $1400. 680wpc@4ohms from a load-invariant class D amp.  
Best sounding FM table radio ever made...
That's easy! Henry Kloss's KLH table radio from the late 60's! We had one in my workplace then. I remember listening to a long track from Savoy Brown (Live from Hernando's Hideway) broadcast from WNEW FM in NYC! Yes, WNEW was a great free-form roc... 
Mcintosh MCD-12000
Optical disc players were perfected decades ago. A $12K player is sonically indistinguishable from a $300 player. McIntosh's company motto might as well be "We proudly fleece the rich".  
Spade to banana adapters
No!   
Over or under? - Standmount isolation
Neither! I have Rogers LS3/5A’s on 28-inch metal stands (14lbs each). I use no damping. The concrete floor is carpeted. I notice no adverse sonic effects.  
Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?
@hifiguy42 : I agree! Listener was always a fun read for me!  
Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?
It is a tragedy that Art Dudley died at a relatively young age (52). He had such a unique personable style of writing! You the reader could imagine Art as being your friend! I always turned to his column first when I received each new Stereophile!  
Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?
@fuzztone : my friend and I would argue about which was better - International Audio Review or The Audio Critic? He liked IAR, I liked TAC. He did buy the NAD 3020 on Aczel's recommendation and sold his Kenwood L07 Mono's. I bought TWO 3020's so I... 
Can someone educate me on headphones and an experience of mine?
There is a set of HiFiMan Arya V2 planar magnetics for sale here on Agon for $932. Add a Musician Audio headphone amp ($450/Agon) and you will have a superb sounding system!  
Icon Parsec speakers
You have gotten the bargain of the month! They were designed by David Fokos, who designed speakers for Conrad Johnson. List price of $1495! There is a review by JA in Stereophile's archives. Enjoy!  
Marantz CD Player Model CD-63SE and Marantz AV Stereo Receiver Model SR-63
There is an SR63 AV available on eBay for $119.95 with free shipping from South Carolina. Also several more for around $200.  
Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?
@sfgak : is that really composed by an AI? It sounds just like JA! How about Michael Fremer reviewing the Tech Das Air Force 1 TT?  
Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?
The only publication worth reading - and thinking about -  was Peter Aczel's The Audio Critic. I was an early subscriber in '76 and had all the issues. Aczel told the TRUTH about the audio scene as his own journey went from subjectivist to objecti... 
Practice Amp for use with Headphones advice
Flip a coin! I doubt you can tell either apart.   
Marantz CD Player Model CD-63SE and Marantz AV Stereo Receiver Model SR-63
The CD63SE is worth little because of its age/use and it may soon require a replacement laser assembly. My younger CD67SE from 1997 only worked for a little while before the laser died. It was a second hand eBay purchase. I forget what it cost. Bo...