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Am I defeating the benefit?
If you are controlling the volume in the Rotel, it is not really a bypass and you are using VC and output stage of it. Better to run the front L/R outs of the Rotel through the HTBypass of the SF, if possible.Kal 
Watching Classical/Opera DVD's
I've not been very impressed with the sound quality of opera DVDs compared with CD/SACD. Most are poorly miked and balanced but they seem to be getting better lately.I must admit, however, that I prefer to listen to opera and, as another has said ... 
Plasma Media Box Cable
That's a pretty long run. I would stick with Pioneer. Get the model number and ask them who sells it.Kal 
Viewing Preference?
4:3 with gray bars or zoom. Never stretch.Kal 
Half size Transports? CAL, THETA,Who else makes?
TeacKal 
Multi-input, Volume controlable DAC?
Camelot UtherTheta GenVIII 
tube preamp used with HT
SF Line preamps poor quality? Nonsense. Try reading elsewhere.Kal 
Preamp impedance mismatch with McCormack DNA2
I have used the Sonic Frontiers Line-2 and Line-3 preamps with the balanced line input on my DNA-1 Rev. A very successfully.Kal 
Sub hookup in a 2ch/HT system with preamp passthru
Your stereo preamp cannot do anything with the SUB OUT if you are using it for L/R. It is only 2 channels.The only other suggestion with your present equipment is to use the sub only for HT and not for stereo.Kal 
2 Channel System
And some use 3-way and 4-way speaker systems for stereo. The number of speakers has little to do with the frequency range.Kal 
Sub hookup in a 2ch/HT system with preamp passthru
Simplest arrangement is to tell the processor that you have no sub and that the front L/R are large. Then connect the output of the 2200 to the L/R inputs of the DD-12 with the main amp fed from the DD-12's RCA outputs. This will impose an 80dB HP... 
Sub hookup in a 2ch/HT system with preamp passthru
Hard to answer. Are you using the sub for LFE or for bass-management?Kal 
48K, 96K or 192K
Jwilt: "I played around with it a bit. When I set the player's SPDIF (whatever the heck that is) to "PCM", I didn't seem to get any surround information, just the fronts. When I switched it to "Raw", the surround info was there."Of course. As I sa... 
4 ohm vs 8 ohm taps
Have the tech change the new posts to the 8ohm taps. 
48K, 96K or 192K
Thanks for the link. As I said, using the 5.1 DVD-A inputs, which are analog, the sampling rate is irrelevant.Kal