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Can anyone give details on some multi-channel thoughts/purpose?
5.1 is the basic minimum unless you have a large room and/or many seating positions.  In those cases, 7.1 is useful.  Beyond that are the immersive systems (Atmos, Auro-3D, DTS:X) which utilize arrays of speakers above the listener's ear plane. 
Can anyone give details on some multi-channel thoughts/purpose?
I don't see any of this helps the OP. 
Rip Blu-Ray Pure Audio Discs?
It does but you first need to extract files from a disc protected with BD+.  MakeMkV is one way to do that. 
Revel F208 Review by Earl
Also it feels like this speaker is a bit out of focus compared to the bowers and Wilkins May be because they are colored? Or because the B&Ws are colored.................. 
Rip Blu-Ray Pure Audio Discs?
I use MakeMkV to extract the files and XRECODE 3 to select, convert and save the audio files to playback on JRiver. 
Toole and why I like Tone Controls
He posts on a number of forums although, apparently, not here.  Do a little Googling for him. 
Missing coherent dynamite speakers
Thanks.  I copied/pasted the irate OP's words.  I am familiar with Coincident. 
Missing coherent dynamite speakers
Coherent Dynamite Speakers?  Is there a link to any information? 
Room Correction without loosing MQA and DSD
I guess that I have to accept it and hope that the SQ improvement from Dirac Live are greater than DSD and MQA. IMHO, yes. 
Room Correction without loosing MQA and DSD
AFAIK, there is no way to do DSP/convolutions on DSD without a conversion to multibit.  
Need 20 - 25 foot spk cables.
Move the power amps to the speakers.Use long balanced interconnects.Use short(er) speaker cables.  (I like Canare 4s11.) 
2.2 Channel System Processor Suggestions
Anthem  STR Integrated Amplifier (No XLR, only RCA)ARCAM SR250  (No XLR, only RCA) Any of a number of DEQX devices (No HDMI) 
Recommend a Pre/Pro for $250?
Get a used Oppo BD player and use it as both transport and preamp. 
Stacking subs to save space
Stacking them will permit them to couple and slightly increase output.  OTOH, they will both be subject to the same room-boundary effects, effectively increasing the magnitude of those peaks and nulls.I'd prefer them separated and placed asymmetri... 
DACs with High Voltage Output
Benchmark DAC3