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Bi Amp B&W 803s with 9BSST and 4BST
Why? What are you hoping to achieve?Kal 
SACD playback the DAC
There are 3 brands of player that will output SACD (as DSD or PCM) via HDMI: Oppo, Pioneer, Sony.There are several brands of AVR and pre/pro that will accept SACD (as DSD or PCM) over HDMI.I know of no stand-alone DACs that will handle DSD via HDM... 
Room Calibration
The problem is that the EQ filters available in the Cary are very limiting. So, even with REW telling you what you need to do, you cannot do much. Better than nothing, mebbe.Kal 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
Apparently, it is nearly impossible to find in Europe and that has created some annoyance over there.Kal 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
No Meridian player will play SACD. FWIW.Kal 
Speaker design without passive x-over?
Do you mean the standard arrangement used in all active loudspeakers? If so, there are many, many success stories. Been there, done that.Kal 
sony scd x5400es
I think it is an excellent CD player.Kal 
5 must have classical recordings
Those are not recordings. They are pieces of music, all of which have been recorded many times. As for the Mozart symphonies, I would restrict beginners to #29 and later. Kal 
Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no?
My $.02: I am not a fan of adding a center with L+R info for 2 channels sources unless the L/R setup is suboptimum, such as with too wide spacing.OTOH, with a real phase/timing-correct and discrete center signal, the overall quality of the entire ... 
NeoAudiophilite need advice:active vs passive
Objectively, it cannot possibly do that. Kal 
Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no?
Sure, they do, but in classical music for the most part. The vast majority of classical 5.1 is with the traditional arrangement of performers up front but with an immmersive ambiance.Kal 
Sony SACD SCD-XA5400ES vs SCD-1
May issue. 
Mcintosh MX136 or Anthem D2
New Mac MX-150 prepro coming with all the new bells and whistles.Kal 
Anyone with an opinion on the McIntosh MC303?
My comments in May Stereophile.Kal 
What is the best two channel SACD player for $1500
Nope. I fully agree with your definition. I was trying to point out that one cannot generalize among all Stereophile reviewers.Kal