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New Maggie Owner; What amp????
I'm a Bryston fan by far and run 7B's with my Martin Logan's. A 4B ST amp would work well for your sonically and budget wise. Good Luck... 
AC line conditioners - Need Help
I got the Monster HTS 5000. It is a very good unit. If you shop, you can get it at $399.00. It's worth every penny. 
The best CD Player for the money
I tried the Sony's as well. Great units, but the Naim CD5 was the best I heard by far. 
Martin logan prodigies
You may think I'm nuts, but I listened to both Prodigy's and ReQuests. I bought the ReQuests. The 10K tag did have something to do with it. The Prodigy's sounded brighter, not better. I got the ReQuests and spent some $$ "upstream" to improve soun... 
Home Cinema Poisoning my System?
Same dilemma. I chose to combine the two as well. I now have a killer A/V system with what I would call killer 2-channel and 5.1 audio as well. No real magic to accomplish this. Like the previous post, I have Martin Logan ReQuets as my mains too. ... 
Sony S7700 vs. Pioneer Elite DV-37
Do a search for dv 37. Look for Shin5974. I bought mine from him last week. $650.00 
Sony S7700 vs. Pioneer Elite DV-37
I just purchased a DV 37 from a contact I saw here on Audiogon. His name is Chi, but his audiogon name begins with "shin". He had me the unit the next day. The sound quality is incredible and so is the picture. Partially because the unit gives you... 
Martin Logan ReQuests and Mesa Baron
Hi Curley- I'm not a "tube" guy, but I can tell you I like the sound better on my ReQuests when I switched from the 4B to the 7Bs. Not sure why, but it made a difference. I have a Parasound pre-amp. Good luck 
Surrounds - Bipole, Dipole, or Direct
Most "rear channel" speakers I have found have both a Dipole and Bipole mode. Which one suits you best will have to do with your room acoustics, and the relationship between you and speaker placement (i.e. behind you, directly to the side etc.) In... 
Pro Logic vs. Dolby Digital, DTS etc
I'm not sure what your running, but in my experience, the jump from Pro Logic to DD was immense. The next jump to DTS is hearable, but not that dramatic. Almost any Pre you buy now will do both. The Elite 37 is a heck of a good DVD. I'm getting on... 
best amp for Martin logan sl-3
Just kooked up my MLs with Bryston 7Bs. Dual Monoblocks @ about 900 watts per. They sound excellant,presentation is fantastic, and they run cool. You do not need full power.... 
Absolute Best DVD Player?
Sony 9000ES sounds great, but for the $$ try Pioneer's Elite new 37 model. progressive etc. etc. Plays just as good, but your not paying for Sony proprietary software.