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ARC LS 25 Mk 11 Bypass

I'd like to get better "2 channel" performance out of my HT system (Bel Canto Evo 6 amp and PrePro processor, Theta CD transport). When I was at my local stereo store the salesperson recommended that I simply purchase the LS 25 Mk II. He told me that it has a "bypass" feature that will allow me to use the LS for 2 channel music and the PrePro for HT and multichannel applications...without having to move cords everytime I want to move between music and HT. I've tried to find literature on line that would explain how the wiring would work, but I've been unsuccessful. Has anyone out there done this with the LS 25 or some other preamp? If so, did you find the 2 channel sound to be substantially better than simply running it through the processor?
Thanks everyone.
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pbb
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I have and it does make quite a difference. Another issue to think of though is whether you actually want to mix HT and a music system. I have, and regret it every day. Screws up the imaging to a good extent, but worst it changes the dynamics of the room as the sound room becomes a media/play room for the whole family. I truly believe that the sound room should be a refuge. My 14 year old daughter is in there with her friends whenever my son is not. My 20 year old son has every known video game console in there and a satellite TV receiver with a hard drive. Add to all this the hard drive from the computer, also in the room, and you have to wonder why we all try for a great s/n ratio and quiet tubes with no rush and the like with all the whirring sounds around.

I started a second system, but that is another story and I have soon found out that whenever someone is in the basement sound room (despite all the sound abatement installed when building it)enough sound leaks out to make listening in the living room immediately above it a PITA.

So, word to the wise...
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