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Best Spooky, Moody, Atmospheric Home Theatre Demo
Fahrenheit 9-11, what a load of crap. Horror? Maybe, though my Wife and I found more hilarious than horrifying. I'll second "Reign of Fire," my Subs were sweatin' after that one! 
Intergrate Amp: Plinius 9200 vs. Bryston 100 SST
I would suggest you listen to both peices. Otherwise, if you take to many virtual suggestions, you too may end up "feeling" instead of "hearing." 
Any advice on a pre-amp with HT pass-through?
Some of the BATs, Pass Labs, Modwrights new preamp, Adcom GFP-750 methinks, at least one of the VACs can have one, and the Cary SLP-2002. More will come to mind later, of course! 
Parasound Halo JC-1 -VS- Bryston 7B-ST?
I dont know about the ST's, but the SST's are solid performers. That would be a tough choice.For about the same price you could try a Pass Labs X250.5. It's a fantastic amp and could very well cure the "curiosities." Well, at least for a while any... 
Vandersteen's Low Spousal Acceptance Factor
Dave, you arent a divorce Attorney by chance are you? 
Vandersteen's Low Spousal Acceptance Factor
Gfields, well fine have it your way! Can we at least wash her up and poke around under the hood? =)Seriously, I agree with your wife, the Vandy's arent all that presentable. Must have something to do with the sock or something. You know Ellery has... 
Vandersteen's Low Spousal Acceptance Factor
Thats truely funny. Trade in value...Wax her up, clean under the hood real well, make sure the tailpipe isnt draggin' and yer good to go. 
7/7 London
Actually, God help the simple minded puppets who constantly cry about corporate corruption.Haliburton, oh dear, I havent laughed so hard in a while.Could someone toss in an ENRON for good measure? 
Looking for opinion, Cary 303/300, thinking about
Dont hold back Don, tell us how you really feel! =) 
Universals with volume/attenuator.
I remember reading that APL does a Volume Mod to the Denon 3910. 
Did anyone have the Polk audio LS speakers?
I had LS50s. Nice speakers. I think you're going to like the Vandersteens. 
Should I skip my power conditioner?
Kal is right. Ultimate protection = unplugged 
Good/great preamp with ht pass through? Thoughts?
Pass Labs X2.5 may have gain in its HT bypass. Some of the BAT Preamps have a bypass too. 
Now what
Another thought I had for added flexibility was...Some CDPs have Digital inputs. A Quad 99 CDP has both Coaxial and Optical inputs and volume control (just in case you dont want a stack of boxes). I hear quite a bit of praise for this unit and it ... 
Should I skip my power conditioner?
I'm with Steu and Rob.