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What's going on w/ Meridian's website?
Yup. New website. Recent announcement of Meridian purchasing Sooloos.Kal 
Audioquest DBS System
How do you know when the batteries die? ;-)Kal 
Subwoofer vibration foot isolators????
If you want it to shake the house, it should do so, when appropriate, via the acoustical output, not via physical transmission from the sub enclosure to the floor. OTOH, I do not want the sounds of my room or its contents contributing to the sound... 
Subwoofer vibration foot isolators????
Great Gramma or similar Auralex platforms.Kal 
SACD availability?
Since no one has mentioned it yet, the best reference for SACDs is www.sa-cd.netKal 
SACD availability?
I've never seen a really good selection at any B&M shop. J&R Classical in NYC isn't bad but not great. Last time I was there, their selection was smaller than what I have at home!Kal 
Help with a de-emphasis list?
This was more common at the dawn of CD but there were fewer and fewer CDs that utilized it and, gradually, the number of players that could implement it reduced to very few, as well. You can effect a similar effect with a gentle HF rolloff.Kal 
Excessive Midrange Energy?
Let's see: The problem arose with the implementation of these speakers. Did anything else change?Kal 
Excessive Midrange Energy?
Frankly, I'd suspect the speaker since its contribution to the frequency response exceeds that of other components.Kal 
Best possible digital output from a computer?
Bel Canto has just announced the Bel Canto USB Link 24/96,a USB-to-S/PDIF converter which looks interesting. Will be unveiled at CES.Kal 
Integrate AVR and 2-Channel; Why so complicated?
This might work depending on the interactions between the selected input on the Rega and the inserted signals fromthe AVR. This is not a real HT bypass.Kal 
Integrate AVR and 2-Channel; Why so complicated?
Many high quality 2 channel (and multichannel) analog preamps now have a "HT Bypass" function that will permit you to route your main L/R channels (or all the channels) from the MCH system through it. All 2 channel analog sources would be connecte... 
New to High Definition media.
Unclejeff: There are solutions. I have an HDMI-DVI adapter which has an 8" cable between the two connectors so that the weight on the HDMI connector is no more than with any other HDMI cable.Kal 
how to hook up subwoofer?
"You can also connect the sub to the systems Tape monitor outs....." Always a bad idea.Kal 
how to hook up subwoofer?
Not your preamp inputs but, perhaps, your preamp's outputs! OTOH, there is no generic answer since we do not know what connections the unidentified sub has.Kal