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My Revel Studios...They're Gone...Help?
It was probably the speakers or the amps; one had to go. ;-)Kal 
Dreadnaught a Bit Bright?
Not really but all the Theta amps I've heard have a slightly forward and lively sound. Not heard them on Aerials.Kal 
Great cinematic audiophile moment
Saw The Italian Job (on the free Showtime HD weekend) and noted the early references to the desire for a stereo system (with "Burr-Brown DACs") that would blow off a woman's clothes. At the end, the guy gets his system but with big Martin-Logan sp... 
Amplifier hum: Does it need repair?
Before I put in a dedicated line and really solved my ground loop problems (which I had been masking with a so-called ground loop interrupter), I had intermittant hum/noise directly from the eVo6 chassis when certain halogen or fluorescent lamps w... 
Tube Pre with remote and 2 pairs of outputs
Actually, the SF Line series offers 4 outputs, 2 SE, 2 BAL.Kal 
Tube Pre with remote and 2 pairs of outputs
SF Line-1 used.Kal 
Anyone familiar with the Manger driver?
"I have heard the Manger driver sounding GREAT depending upon how it is used within a particular speaker design."YES!! I have also heard the Manger driver sounding mediocre depending upon how it is used within a particular speaker design. Kal 
SACD Test Reference Disc
There are two that come to mind. The original DMP SACD-Surround sampler and the Telarc 1812 SACD both have level-check tracks on them.Kal 
How to get multichannel sound from a CD?
BTW, it ain't the McCormack universal player that has this but, rather, the McCormack MAP-1 preamp. I use it mostly for TV audio but still play CDs in 2channel and SACDs/DVD-As in surround.Most current A/V pre/pros and receivers have several optio... 
The quest for power
Rotel RB1080 is a superb match for the Studio 60/V2. See my comments at: http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/608/index.htmlOf course, it is well under your budget. Another option is a used Moon W-5.Kal 
Bel Canto vs. Bryston
The Pre6 has no special HT features. It is a purely analog multichannel/stereo preamp with lots of inputs/outputs and great configurability. The Bryston does have HT features (such as decoders for DD/DTS/etc.).Kal 
what is a ground loop?
Google. 
Amps with high voltage?
Why? What seems to be needed is a large current reserve to maintain the correct voltage across that low impedance. Kal 
Switch from SACD to redbook layer on front panel?
Oooops. YOu are right. So does the Denon 5900.Kal 
Switch from SACD to redbook layer on front panel?
The Sony XA777ES and XA9000ES will do that but they will not play DVD and, hence, are not 'universal.'Kal