As I suspected, it was pilot error with the Bryston SP3. I used the remote to select 7.1 bypass and glorious sound came up right away. "Jazz at the Pawnshop" convinced me the SA-60 delivers surround sound quality so close to that of stereo with the Ayre I couldn't quibble. Other 5.1 discs confirm my initial impression. It accomplishes everything I had hoped it would.
Esoteric DV-60 or SA-60
The selling price for a DV-60 seems to be about $1500, but I wonder about the price of an SA-60. There are few data points in the Audiogon Blue Book. Could there be a premium for SA-60s over a DV-60s, because there's no video processing? The only SA-60 I find is listed in the US is on eBay for $2K.
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