after reviewing the CJ 17LS I was surprised and ultimately frustrated to find out that the so called "analog pass thru" on the Krell Showcase 7.1 isn't really what it is hyped as. Unless you can find a way to double loop the preamp thru the Krell (and this isn't possible according to Krell) it never allows for true pass thru. This holds true regardless of preamp manufacturer. It is a design element of the Krell, and not a very usefull one from a customer perspective. Maybe I should apologize to "sellthekrell" afterall, but for different reasons!