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Sunny Cables "Wow"
They had a big HT demo at CEDIA.Kal 
Noobie question ...
Well, first note the smiley at the end of the quip.Second, I do go back all the way to the mid-50s when I bought my first component system and, yes, that speaker system (singular and no-name) sucked. But, of course, I was a total newbie and there ... 
Multi channel preamps
Cmo wrote: "Does Audio Research still make their 6 channel pre? Also, did'nt CJ just ome out with one?"Yes, on both counts.Kal 
Multi channel preamps
I preferred the BelCanto to the McCormack so the BC is in the big system while the McC is in the small system.Kal 
Noobie question ...
Eldartford: "Kr4...There was a time when you needed to turn the BASS and TREBLE controls all the way up to make lousy speakers sound right."If you say so. I never had lousy speakers. :-)Kal 
Noobie question ...
Zaikesman: "Please excuse the essay, but I must beg to differ with the eminent Kal here, and also the extension from his comments that Macrojack suggests."Dunno if we really differ. I like ketchup but it ain't my favorite condiment.Yes, you can do... 
$1,000 to spend on room treatment....
Found it! This is a great site for acoustics info:http://forum.studiotips.com/Kal 
Multi channel preamps
Since you didn't mention price, my favorite MCH analog pre-amp is the Bel Canto Pre6. It sounds great and is remarkably flexible. 
Multi channel preamps
Neither the Sony nor the Linar have any internal processing but the Linar does have power amps! 
What's your dream digital product ?
"A 35mm camera with all the benefits of SLR"Easy. Just go to eBay. Lots of them there.Kal 
McIntosh C45 question
It is a multichannel preamp so it doesn't need a HT bypass. Just use either of the 5.1 inputs and you can set volume with the AVR or the C45.Kal 
$1,000 to spend on room treatment....
Personally, my wife and I find the foam products esthetically unacceptable unless covered or concealed. As for efficacy, there are graphs at www.realtraps.com comparing several products. There's another acoustics site that has lots of data, but I ... 
Anti-jitter device with I2S output?
The Muse connector may look like the SF implementation but was backwards compatible with the Alchemy/PT/Camelot implementation. The SF I2Se, however, was not and SF units are best used with each other, only.Kal 
What's your dream digital product ?
Did somebody say tri-amped wireless speakers? OK, since you asked:http://oysterspeakers.com/Kal 
Noobie question ...
Sure. He was there and you were not. Besides, tone controls, bass and treble, are too crude to do anything useful.Kal