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Is my amp "High Current"?
Wow, That was an excellent response. I finally saw the light bulb above my head go on. I only hope I can generate the watts to keep it lit :-)Thank you. You really did explain that well. 
Time for new tubes.. which ones?
So Sorry, they are 12AT7 the preamp manual says I can also use 12AX7 or 12AU7 as well. All I know is that the original tubes came from China. Thanks for any help. 
Sound Quality or Convenience?
I sold my ARC LS3 because it had no remote control. However I replaced it with TAD 150 Sig. preamp and it also sounds great, and I don't have to cross the room to adjust the volume any more. I did it for convenience though. 
Which integrated, or keep what I have?
I recently added the Legacy Victorias and also a McCormack UDP-1 CD player. The improvements were fantastic, so I was thinking maybe if I replace the other stuff there would be another sonic improvement plus I could now have remote control volume.... 
A "bit" of information
Thank you all for your responses. I was trying to convince myself that I didn't need a new transport. I've been told my Sony DVP S900es is not good as a transport. 
New DAC or New Player??
Thank you all for responding. After reading lots of threads I have decided that SACD is over for me. I only have about 10 discs and some of them are hybrid anyway. I am going to get a DAC to maximize the Redbook sound and still have a DVD and SACD... 
Dynamic vs Planars Speakers
We really do need to know your room size to make that call. 
Fly in the SACD Ointment?
Remember when CDs first came out? They were only analog recordings "AAD". Then a while later the big hype was All digital "DDD". Well the same has to happen to SACD and it might even take less time than before.