Supposedly they are coming out with a new line of loudspeakers on the HT side that utilizes the Stealth's high-frequency driver (Air Motion Transformer). I don't know what the ETA is though.
If Emotiva is out of your price range then I suggest the M-Audio BX5 D2 or the M-Audio BX8 D2. They also have their M3-8 coming out soon. Here's a clip about it: http://youtu.be/E2K-U9xSyio
Unfortunately you haven't given us your budget but if you want a nice pair of powered monitors then look no further than Emotiva Pro. Personally, I've gone the amp+speakers+sub route and run their XDA-2 DAC + XPA-200 + Polk RTiA1's + X-Ref 12 + Ultra Sub 10. But for you it would make the most...
You won't be able to find a replacement of the exact same board (since nobody makes them) unless you part it out of another 5.1 Ultra. Hope that helps.
Disregard whether going with a faster single card is better than SLI for this next question. Theoretically, if you are going to SLI two 760 cards, is it better to go with 2GB or 4GB cards? Does SLI effectively double your total VRAM with no cost to the speed/latency between the ram and gpu?
That's good to hear (no pun intended). The ALC1150 is a big step up over previous onboard motherboard sound. These are all the boards currently with the ALC1150: http://us.hardware.info/products/19/9372-realtek-alc1150-motherboards, but its how each motherboard manufacturer implements it that...
Creative completely redid the drivers for the Z/Zx/ZxR series. Its a big improvement over previous cards. I can safely recommend these cards at this time. Because of your intended usage, going this route would make the most sense. But I would recommend the Z over the Zx simply because the...