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How much does your system retail for?
Actual cost (some stuff bought new, some used) of roughly $22,000. Equipment only. 
xStream speaker cables and B&W 804s
Thanks for all the advice. And I have seen Judy's posts, she's a trip! I do believe that speaker wire can influence the sound of your system. It may not make your speakers better or worse, but the wire can certainly influnce what the speakers see ... 
SACD and DAC
Thanks for all the info. My question stems from recently obtaining a rather low end universal player (Sony DVPCX995V) It is a juke box I primarily got for holding my DVD collection. Since it also plays SACDs I wanted to see what they were like. I ... 
Electrical fields
Hmm, it seems there are varying opinions. This should be a simple matter for a someone with a EE or physics degree. Neither of which I have. I guess once test is to move the stuff and then listen! 
Wall Mounting Hardware for Acoustic Panels
For vertical walls plain old picture hangers work fine. You can tack the bottoms with velcro or blue tack to prevent vibration or movement. For a slanted wall you might try slotted hanging hardware-the little plates with a large hole that tapers t... 
Best AV Processor for 2 channel
I had the same idea in mind when I went shopping for my gear. I ended up with the Parasound C2. I actually met the owner of Parasound and talked with him a fair bit. His vision was building a great 2 channel preamp that was ALSO a great 7.1 prepro... 
What's your profession? Age?
IT Consultant to the government with a large consuting firm. 35 years old. HT System worth about $17k. I'm also a bike (bicycle) racer-my two main bikes are worth about $5k each. 
Maryland,Wash.DC Metro area
So how is this budding club coming along? I know a few guys at work who are into the 2 channel or HT. I think they would also be interested. You can see the beginnings of my HT/2 channel system at:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vopin&... 
Side speakers?
OK, I have started some good dialog here! I specifically have (currently) Left, Center, Right, Sub, Left Surround and Right Surround as defined by my Pre/Pro manual (Parasound C2). However, my Surround speakers are placed an the rear wall of my ro... 
Wall material for HT
Thanks for the tips. I'll look into the cost of color dyed versions of the material. My friend has some experience using it, so hopefully he will have some simialr ideas on how to not make the place look like 1975!AM