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Is a dedicated transport justified?
I upgraded from the Cal Audio CL2500DVD Player to the Theta Carmen II and could certainly hear the difference. 
7.1 vs. 5.1 - Meaningful difference?
Considering all of the DVD's are 5.1 I am not sure what benefit doing 7.1 would be. 
Can CLASSE Amps Drive.......
You can check with Classe they should be able to answer your questions. I used a Classe CAV150 for about 4 years in a home theater system with all Thiel speakers and had no problems at all. I checked with classe prior to purchase and made sure tha... 
A 5 Channel Amp that is bridgeable?
Try the Classe CAV 150 6 channel amp. It is bridgeable with 150 watts @ 8 ohms and 300 watts @ 4 ohms. 
First Order Crossovers: Pros and Cons
Richard Hardesty is a big advocate for 1st order crossover speakers. You can visit the www.audioperfectionist.com to read more. Like Viridian was saying above it appears to take about 8' to 10' for first order speakers to intergrate. 
CDP or transport for meridian 568.1
I have a 568.1 that has been upgraded to a 568.2, the unit is 3 years old. I have use a pioneer 626, Cal Audio CL2500dvd and now I am using a Theta Carmen II. The Pioneer unit worked good with the system, the Cal Audio was better with a wider &... 
Meridian Help
I would go onto the meridian website and verify that the 562.2 does not convert analog to digital. I know that the Meridian 568 is all digitl. However, you could try both and see which you like best. 
high quality transports
I have been using the Theta Carmen II, which makes a great transport 
Good matching universal player for this system
I am using a Theta Carmen II with a Meridian 568.2 upgraded from the Meridian 568.1. As a CD Transport the Carmen II is excellent. Much better than my previous DVD Player. As for Video it is excellent too. I use the 480P output of the player. Howe... 
Meridian 568 DAC vs external DAC to SP1 for CD
I am using a Meridian 568 upgraded to version 2.I am using a Theta Carmen II for DVD and CD. The sound is excellent. The digital connection is a Acoustic Zen MC2. The Carmen II is a transport only (no Dacs). Sounds much better that the Cal Audio D... 
any info here on Belles 1??
This is an older model amplifier from Belles. I have owned one from 1986 that I use with Rogers LS3/5A Speakers. The amp is 100 watts per channel and gives a warm sound. I have not heard the ESL loudspeakers so would not be able to help you their....