OK fellas, while diggin around to answer your questions I found the "ReRoute thru default VSTI" ....I checked that and ....no sound. BUT...I clicked the VST/DX Plugins button, loaded a piano and VOILA'...instantanious playback YAY!

Howthehellever.....perhaps you can help me understand "why" and "Where" I set my default VSTI ? Its set....no idea how I did it. Its certainly how I want it, but how did I get there?

AND

THe metronome is using the piano sound I loaded for the default VSTI sound :-/ Be nice if I had a click there.....

To answer your questions, I AM using "THRU" (enabled), and it was on Track, I changed it to Global.
And ASIO always on IS checked.