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You know you're an audiophile if--
You know you're an audiophile if-your biggest fear is when you die the wife will sell your hi-fi at the price you told her it cost. :D 
itunes sound upgrade- inexpensive or free
Try Clementine. While it's free and the UI is not the best, it comes with lots of features and have received good comments from the community. 
Clementine Media player
I'ts a cross platform-open source project and a good alternative to itunes. I haven't spent much time with it. Still using foobar. 
Wadia 151 Break-In
It needs more than 100 hours of burn-in to reach it's full potential. 
Headphone amps
Unfortunately my experience with Stax has been very limited. You can ask for advice on the head-fi community..i know some members have stax on their rig. 
Does Separates really sound better than Integrated
"Plenty of great integrateds, plenty more great separates"..And each have their advantages, more flexibility with separates but the integrateds are convenient for reduced spaces. You choose the right words Elizabeth. 
The most rich music database.
This list is very complete, you can take a look at it:http://www.head-fi.org/a/list-of-lossless-and-high-res-music-flac-alac-aiff-dsd-dxd-etc-download-sites 
Sound card for PC
Op, have you tried the Unified drivers for the Asus STX? http://maxedtech.com/asus-xonar-unified-drivers/They are not as buggy as the asus original drivers, and yes..they work on windows 7. 
how due i improve sound quality??
I've been happy with Monoprice usb cables, which are dirt cheap. 
Bryston BUC-1
There's a french review (Google translate helps)Link 
Halide Design
Seems like you're not the only one. A few guys have sent emails and contacted via facebook with no success. Their communication with customers is the worst. 
Power conditioners around $500
Ps audio makes outstanding conditioners for the price. In the past, my experience with the Duet and Quintet was remarkable..sonic improvements were noticeable. 
Internet Radio
I have used the Pure I-20 and it's a nice unit. The Dac works like a charm, way better than apple's analog dock. Sound may be a bit colored. 
Auralic Vega or Wavelength Cosecant HS Denom vers?
Would like to help, but only have experience with the Auralic and others. Hopefully somebody else chime in. 
Of all your gear, what piece impresses you most?
The headphones...Sennheiser HD800.