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Side speaker importance
Bruce,i do have 7.1 setup and logic 7 does wonders with side and rear speakers.IIRC lixicon do recomend direct radiating speakers for sides and rears. 
New Sony NS999ES is in.
at home and i own s9000es.i can tell that their SACD is very similar.perhaps 777es has better bass.on CDs there is a very big gap in favour of 777es.still it sounds "mechanical". 
Sony 9000ES better CD/SACD than 999ES
i have 9000es and would like to tell you that its CD quality is not that good at all.it's dry, lifeless and boring.its SACD is quite qood though. 
Mixing and Matching Cable Brands: Bad Idea??
i think that this is all about matching cables and components.thus there is no advantage for one brand only.especially if we're talking about not netural (aka VDH) or very revealing (aka XLO or silver made) cables - if you take them all the path -... 
Martin Logan vs. Thiel
i suggest you indeed to make sure that your MLs are correctly placed.sometimes it takes weeks.but this is almost the same with all big speakers.2.3's are also very sensitive to placement. much more that avarege speakers.but if sparkle is missing -...