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Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose
Getting a DAC for this is not necessarily a solution unless you are certain that the digital output from the TV is PCM and not DolbyDigital. The vast majority of audio DACs will not decode DD and, therefore, will be of no help to you.Any inexpensi... 
Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose
For TV, what is wrong with using optical out with your "cherished CD transports and DAC's (sic)?" it won't break them.Kal 
Software like Audyessy
AcourateAudiolense 
A change of speaker impedance; is it possible?
Using a resistor to do this is going to waste power. 
Help Finding Balanced Tube Preamp with HT Bypass..
Get a switch and bypass the balanced tube preamp completely. 
Huge Center Channel Hi Grade
Find a used B&W HTM1D. 
Laying it on the line
Too many words. 
New A/V Receiver - No Dedicated Phono Jack Input
1. Any tech should be able to clean up and replace the battery contacts cheaply if that is the only problem with the JC-1. It is pretty dated, though.2. Any stereo pair of RCA inputs will take the output of your phono preamp.3. Why have more than ... 
home theater processor suggestions?
8' is a short connection and there should be no advantage for XLR. 
home theater processor suggestions?
Perhaps a used/refurbished/"B"stock Integra 80.2 or Onkyo 5508? Fits all your needs, afaik, and might be attractively priced. Current models, 80.3 or 5509, might be available advantageously if their successors are announced at CEDIA. 
Suggestions for reasonably priced speakers for MBP
What is an MBP? 
Don't read you'll be sorry
I am sorry I read any of this. 
Bowers and Wilkins 805s, use as TV speakers ??????
You will need an amp for the 805s (as you probably know) but the ability to separate them as well as their inherent quality would make them my choice. My daughter uses a pair for her TV system.Kal 
KEF Q 900 ....... Any experience ?
I cannot advise you since I am unfamiliar with your other equipment and, certainly, with your room. It would be good if you could compare the Q900 with a Vandersteen for yourself.Kal 
KEF Q 900 ....... Any experience ?
I liked them. http://www.stereophile.com/content/kef-q900-loudspeaker