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$5000 to spend....
ditto on the walker SST. I just painted my headphone setup. Whoa! talk about new clarity. not sure if it was the sst or the detox contact cleaner, but holy cow man. the downside is your lose high frequencies for about 5 hours, but after a while it... 
How to calculate gain
Don't think so.Call the manufacturer. 
Soundtracks that ROCK
Matrix soundtrack and Tales from the Crypt Demon Knight. 
Speakers for loud listening. really loud...
Search for McIntosh and you'll invariably find recommendations for Tannoy and B&W loudspeakers. You'll also find some recs for Klipsch horn and Thiel too. You also see some low-end recs for Paradigm. Don't know about that PMC. That might work ... 
DVD Question
nope. video formats are irrespective of regions. See the DVD FAQ and also this.. For example region 2 contains Japan, Western Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East. UK uses PAL while Japan uses NTSC. Same region code though. 
Power Cords Snake Oil ??
Loony, you need to go listen for yourself. I would have never thought a power cord could make a sonic difference, but it does. Maybe you should read some of Mike VansEvers papers on the subject? I do agree that the pricing on some of this stuff is... 
Best headphones you've ever heard/used
I would just use a longer cord for your bedroom headphones. That's what I do. The gains in sound quality more than make up for it. 
Tube Amplifier for Maggies
I get high SPLs with my 90wpc tube quicksilvers and maggie 0.5/qrs in my soon to be vacated 11x15x8 room. Also got good SPLs with magnepan mg-1.6/qrs and acoustat model 3s before that. And I listen to heavy metal and full orchestral. I don't know ... 
Another Subwoofer Question
Assuming the .1 channel is routed to any speaker(s) set to LARGE by your HT processor (along with any bass below the crossover freq) I would just run a MCH 5.0 setup and run the stereo subs off of your pre-outs on your audiophile preamp using low ... 
decent beginner amplifier rec's
bryston, adcom, or parasound. bryston has the best warranty in the business (20 year, fully transferable). Any of those three would be a decent stopping point for a beginning audiophile until your tastes develop and mature. I'd buy used ones. If y... 
Best sub 1k tube pre amp for ss amp
ARC, quicksilver, transcendent, or audible illusions. 
Speaker Wires on Carpet
Elevating cables is one of those things in audio according to most people's common sense shouldn't make a difference in sound quality but it does. 
best monitors above 300Hz
horns? like oris kits? 
If Thiel, Wilson, Sonus, made active speakers?????
I'd add this. Look at the quality of included crossovers in most speakers. Are they mediocre or SOTA? Would you trust the company provide you with a SOTA amp in an active speaker? I wouldn't. I would like to know what amp(s) and source(s) the spea... 
So, again, a question concerning amps.
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