Thank you everyone for your input. I think I will have to stick with the processor or get a seperate pre with a HT bypass. Below I have included the response from Pass Labs on the issue which I think pretty much ends the discussion as I don't really want to degrade the HT performance.
Thank You
Chris
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Chris,
Your dealer is partly correct. I will indeed work, but it will not be optimal on the RCA inputs. You will note in the instruction manual that we place a jumper between pins 1 and 3 of the XLR when using the RCA connections. Failure to install the jumper will loose you 6 dB of gain and
quite a bit of headroom on the RCA. However other than acute loss of power there is really no other great sonic penalty. Stressing the X3 is certainly not at issue. Keep in mind that the center channel of the X3 will swing
quite a bit more current than right and left channels.
Good luck
Pass Labs
Thank You
Chris
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Chris,
Your dealer is partly correct. I will indeed work, but it will not be optimal on the RCA inputs. You will note in the instruction manual that we place a jumper between pins 1 and 3 of the XLR when using the RCA connections. Failure to install the jumper will loose you 6 dB of gain and
quite a bit of headroom on the RCA. However other than acute loss of power there is really no other great sonic penalty. Stressing the X3 is certainly not at issue. Keep in mind that the center channel of the X3 will swing
quite a bit more current than right and left channels.
Good luck
Pass Labs