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Pre-Amp or Integrated with a processor loop
There have been several threads recently on just this topic. Do a search and you will see that I always recommend the Sonic Frontiers Line-1 for this.Kal 
Speaker Placement
Standing up and facing you.Now, more important than the amp, what's your room like?Kal 
Who makes an AVR with bass mgmt. & Q-control...
All have bass management. Many (Denon, Yamaha, Pioneer, Sherwood, etc.) have various types of room correction and/or EQ.Kal 
XLR TO XLR-RCA ADAPTER
Why do you prefer adapters? For sound quality or convenience? I use them for the latter, only.Kal 
I have HD & plasma - recommendations on AVR
If you need the power, you might consider getting a pre/pro with a hefty external amp. There are decent 200w x 5 amps out there.Kal 
Stereophile review of the T-Amp
Tgrisham wrote: "So when can we anticipate the long-awaited review of the T-Amp in Stereophile?"How long can you have been waiting since you weren't expecting it until today? ;-)I don't know the answer, btw, nor do I know the format it will take.Kal 
Stereophile review of the T-Amp
Actually, if you scanned the Stereophile Forum, you would have known that JA purchased a T-Amp and I obtained a Super-T. Kal 
XLR TO XLR-RCA ADAPTER
One thing you might consider. If you use adapters, use them at the XLR end. I've found that RCA jacks can be too closely spaced to allow the XLR adapters to fit.Kal 
XLR TO XLR-RCA ADAPTER
First, in terms of signal flow, the output is coming from the preamp and is going to the input of the amplifier. Second, I assume the preamp is SE and the amp is balanced. Cardas, and others, make high-quality XLR-RCA and RCA-XLR adapters but you ... 
Questions about SACD vs.analog for classical music
And you believe all that. ;-) There are many technical criticisms of Oohashi's experimental design and conclusions and the experiments that purport to show that digital affects brain activity badly(?) are less reliable. If you prefer analog, fine,... 
Newer AV pre-pro's with built in Parametric EQ's
More important than flat frequency response is increasing the decay of modal frequencies to match the rest of the spectrum.Kal 
Just bought a 55" plasma...
Welcome to the club. Lots of new enjoyment ahead.Kal 
DTS/DD - 80's, 90's,,,,today
Newer means that better equipment and technology is available. It does not mean that such was used or that it was used intelligently.Kal 
Sam Tellig on Denon pma 2000.....
June 1998 for Sam's comments.Appeared in Class C in October 1998.Kal 
20 amp dedicated lines
The dedicated 20 amp lines have made no difference in the sound of my system. Have you tried to measure the room response?Kal