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Is this the biggest HT system ever?
Lots of cables!! Neatly arranged, btw.Kal 
Adding Balanced Outputs to your amp?
It really depends on the context since the advantages of adding balanced lines depend on how noisy the environment is and how long those lines are. I run 10M interconnects in Manhattan and there's no difference between SE and BAL. OTOH, adding ano... 
Experience with ARC-1 ?
My very favorable views are in the September Stereophile but there will be a follow-up and comparisons with AudysseyPro in November.Kal 
Any thoughts on the new Marantz HT separates?
Big thread on them on AVSforum.Kal 
Who makes an "Auto-Selecting" DAC?
Check out the MSBs. I have the impression that this was an option with them.Kal 
Oppo 980 vs981 universal players...
Read Oppo's website about the audio advantages of the 980 and 983.Kal 
Integra DTC-9.8
Very funny.I wrote that review.Kal 
Integra DTC-9.8
The issue is not 2 channel vs. multichannel since the inherent capabilities of each channel are exactly the same. It is the difference between the more than competent digital performance of the 9.8 and its marginal performance with analog inputs. ... 
helmholtz resonators
Here's a great place to start:http://forum.studiotips.com/index.phpKal 
Stax tonearm idiosyncracy
Strangely, it probably is normal. I had one briefly and I recall that idiosyncrasy.Kal 
Transport that outputs SACD DSD signal w/ coaxial?
I see what it says but I do not believe that it will convert DSD. I think it is misleading in that it is referring to what you can get from an SACD via s/pdif. In other words, PCM from the RedBook layer.Kal 
hi fidelity or mono lp
No difference. Just marketing labelling.Kal 
Old receiver, need more inputs
Doesn't it have any other line level inputs?Kal 
Shorting the speaker wires
The X-terminators are locking bananas but, apparently, they were not tight enough. Kal 
What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback
But, at least, you know for sure how it will sound in your setup. Store demos are a feeble approximation of that. Besides, these are pretty cheap for the bother.Kal