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5.1 bass management
It is useful to have independant control of crossover frequency for all 5 channels even if the speakers are identical since their response is greatly influenced by room placement. 
Guilty pleasures and interesting music posts?
Black Dahlia (especially in MCH SACD) is beautiful. A bluesy, jazzy, sorta soundtrack on BlueNote. Gorgeous! 
Anyone aware of the problems with the Linn Unidisk
I've seen none of those glitches as yet. 
DVD-A monitor
Try one of the small LCD monitors with composite vidio inputs from RS, MCM, PartsExpress, etc. 
Center speaker placement
I suggest that you place the center channel over the TV and use it for video/cinema sources. If it's quite off center, switch to phantom-center for music. 
Freqency response
The problem with 'averages' in presbycusis is that the environment plays a very large role and that, of course, varies considerably. 
preamps that have sub connection ?
As long as the sub has line-in and line-out connections. 
Remove spring from RB300
Yes. Set it to 3. Then do all your balancing with the weight. 
How to bias Sonic Frontiers Line 2?
Dunno. Try Chris Johnson at audioconnexions.com 
Best Tube Monoblocks for Revel Ultima Salons?
I use the SF Power3 amps with the Studios. I cannot comment on their use with the Salons but Larry Greenhill reviewed those speakers and you might consult his reviews for more info. 
Pre with Pass-Thru for HT Processor
I suggest a used SF Line-1. HT bypass, tape-loop, remote control, balanced in/out, ...... 
Richard Strauss - Last Four Songs
"Jessye Norman/Kurt Masur/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra on Philips Polygram 11052 (1987) is excellent, IMO."Too slow and labored for me. 
Do we break in our componets or do our componets ?
Hardly a new idea, though. We adapt to most stimuli. Our hearing changes under different conditions and throughout our lives and yet we are rarely aware of it. Just think about how protective mechanisms change hearing in response to high level sou... 
Richard Strauss - Last Four Songs
First, take note of this discography, if you have not done so before: http://www.brainyday.com/jared/fls.htmSecond, try to get a listen to the Stitch-Randall/Somogyi on Westminster for a marvelously different sound. 
Bi-Amp Power Rating
"OTOH, I am sort of interested intellectually in the actual answer; i.e., for 2 amps rated at 100 wpc each, how much power are you delivering if you vertically bi-amp?"The answer depends on the frequency distribution of the signal and the power ha...