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SACDs that are up to the challenge - in stereo
Duke Ellington Blues in Orbit Mobile Fidelity, Telarc's Orff: Carmina Burana, Robert Shaw. Telarc's Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain by Maazel. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, Concerto for Violin, Piano ... 
DVD thru Mark Levinson 390s
Hello Keith,You can email Madrigal with your question at their web site. Todd Sutherland will get back to you ASAP and he is very informative. Thanks, Paul 
Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits
If you love Dire Straits Brother in Arms and you don't own the JVC XRCD version of it you are in for a treat. Positively the definitve reference recording of Dire Straits! You can find it at www.amusicdirect.com 
B&W HTM - 1 OR a pair of 805N's?
Hello Dan, I don't think the 805 Nautilus speakers are magnetically shielded although B&W claims they are. The HTM-1 is basically a 804 N laying on its side I think the HTM-1 ability to produce better midbass and lower freqencies over the 805N... 
B&W Nautilus 802 versus Matrix 801's
Hello, I'm a B&W Nautilus owner and former Matrix ownwer. You will have absolutely no regrets by moving up to the Nautilus. The difference in the sound quality will be night and day, stereo or home theater. 3 of the many improvements in Nautil... 
Reports of Mark Levinson 390S
The cost of the upgrade is $1500.00 without the new faceplate. $1800.00 with the new faceplate. 1500.00 upgrade can be done by Madrigal Dealer. 1800.00 upgrade gets shipped to Madrigal. I have not had the oppurtunity to compare the two units side ... 
Recommended integrated for B&W 802?
Try the Arcam or Rotel integrated amplifiers for excellent sound quality and affordable. Levinson 383 would be the cost no object answer. 
does anyone know of a listing of 7-channel dvd's?
You can get a listing at widescreen.com and dolby.com 
5 ch amp decision- opinions please
Hello, I agree with Sdcampbell and Rsuminsby. If your your budget allows you to the 9B is an excellent amp. I owned one for 1 year. I upgraded to the Proceed Amp 5. I believe the Amp 5 is probably the best no holds barred 5 channel amplifier for b... 
B&W 803N vs REVEL F30. Which is a better choice??
Hello, I have heard them both. I prefer the B&W 804/803. If you have enough money for the B&W 803(5000.00) than I would suggest to invest a little more and purchase a used or demo pair of N 802's which can be found for as little as $5500.0... 
Proceed AMP 5? or wait for Krell Showcase amp?
I have the Amp 5 and Nautilus 804's. I love this amp. It is definitely the best five channel amp on the market! It sounds fantastic with both movies and music. I have compared the Amp 5 to the Bryston 9b, ADA PTM-6150, and the KAV 500. The Proceed... 
bad sounding SACD's
Telarcs 1812 overture by Kunzel multi channel SACD. Very disappointing. Sounded better as a standard CD. 
Proceed HPA-2 with Nautilus 803-804
I own a pair of the Nautilus 804's and I just demo'd a HPA 2. The sound was excellent never harsh or grainy. I would advise against using a power conditioning power cable, they seem to slow the amp down. Stay with the standard power cable. I'm als... 
M&K MX 5000 THX MkII vs Velodyne HGS-18
Both are excellent subwoofers. I have had both in my system. In my opinion the M&K sounds a little more accurate on movie soundtracks. I prefer the velodyne on 2-channel music. I currently own the M&K 5000 MKII