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Help with Starting a HOme Theater
How much are you going to spend? How big is your room? Any more info you can give will help. 
sony xa 777es how good?
First rate. 
Merlin VMS versus VMPS RM-40 versus Proac 3.8
The vmps rm-40's will take you to a level above the merlin or the proac's if you are willing to spend enough time to tune them in to your room. This is their only draw back. It is a slow process and some people are not up to the task. They are ver... 
A Multi-channel connection question - help...
When you set up your processor just set it to no sub and your front channels will get the low fqz. info. Just read your info. that comes with your processor and you will be ok. If your center and rears are not full range I would get a sub when you... 
Krell Amps vs others
I run a krell Ksa250 0n my large power hungry speakers. jffyg is right on the money regarding weight and heat of class a high power amps. My amp is 150 lbs. and runs very warm to the touch. My book states that it can put out 2000 watts into 1 ohm ... 
A question about cable break-in
I would just listen to them while they break in as Twl says, maybe you will hear the change and learn something you can pass on. 
The plight of SACD....
Boy, when I clicked on my favorites this morning I thought I had clicked on the audio asylum site. Debate is good. 
Krell FPB-300 -W?- Pre- AR MRK 11 or BAT 50SE-51SE
You could try a passive preamp, A transformer type unit will get rid of that somewhat bright/harch sound. Transformer passives don't suffer from the same problems that resistor based units have. I have a krell ksa250 amp and a sony xa777 sacd play... 
sony xa 777es how good?
try oade brothers on the www. 
Why can't I get clear sound?
Your speakers and amp should sound very nice, they both get great reviews. Check and make sure your speakers are wired in phase. Most computer sound cards sound really bad so you should not use your computers analog outs for music unless it has a ... 
Denon 5803 Vs Sunfire Ultimate Receiver
The sunfire web site says the receiver has the same processor as the stand alone theatergrand model. I have the theatergrand processor in my hometheater and it is one of the best out there IMHO. I don't know how good the amps in it are though as I... 
Where can I find a list of all 600 SACD titles?
Music direct has 550 for sale on their site. 
Original Rega Planet Question
The original planet goes back a ways so there are lots of them out there and this may explain why they show up for sale frequently. Some thought the original to be kind of dry sounding in some systems. 
5.1 vs 3 channel???
I have gone to football games and thought the same thing a few times( all that beer they sell ). Anyway, yes you could do that and yes you would be missing something but three speakers would still be better than only one. He probably had the footb... 
sony xa 777es how good?
The sony is an sacd player so I think you would have to say that it is the red book play that is thrown in for free. When I bought my player I wanted something that was top notch on sacd and at least very good on red book. The sony has more than f...