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Amp Switch Box?
Any non-shorting speaker switch can be used backwards and should not compromise the sound. However, there are no "ICs out of the box into the amps." There should be 2 sets of speaker cables out of the amps into the box if you are switching between... 
Oppo 95 worth the up grade from Oppo 83 SE?
My comments here: http://www.stereophile.com/content/music-round-50-0 
Help with choosing 5 channel amp
Seems to me you need a 3 channel amp for fronts and center. Why ask about 5 channel amps?The XPA-5 is a great choice IF you need the power and have a limited budget. The other two are more but justify it.Kal 
Center Speaker Suggestions??
Where are the speakers? Where do you sit in relation to them? Describe your room and major furnishings. 
SACD playback thru Bryston BDA-1
How do you define "true SCAD digital output via PCM?" I am getting 25/176.4 PCM output and do not regard that as compressed.Kal 
Center Speaker Suggestions??
Such problems are common and are usually due to poor positioning/setup of the speakers, room acoustics and/or wiring errors. Suggestion: Give us the details.Kal 
Pre/Pro Advice for ATC Active HT
IMHO, HDMI is essential today. Audyssey (or other effective EQ) is very important.Kal 
Pre/Pro Advice for ATC Active HT
In terms of room correction, the smatterings I've read about it on Agon and AVS seem to be of two minds not unlike the subjectivist/objectivist dicotomy.But if you have it, you can decide for yourself by listening to the alternatives. If you do no... 
Pre/Pro Advice for ATC Active HT
Complex. Live recordings that reproduce the sound that was heard at the live event may be "better" if that experience is what the listener wants to hear at home. OTOH, the relatively unamplified sound from a studio session may not be subject to PA... 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
Hmm. How are you guys defining accuracy? 
SACD playback thru Bryston BDA-1
Well, as others have pointed out, that is a critical point because, if the output is 16/44.1, it is pointless as that is CD resolution.Kal 
SACD playback thru Bryston BDA-1
Ncarv, do you know what bit-rate it outputs? 
SACD playback thru Bryston BDA-1
10-18-11: Ncarv wrote:My Sony Blu-Ray player outputs SACD through coax as PCM.Can you confirm that it was not from the CD layer of the SACD and can you tell us what model player it is? Kal 
Processor Adjustments With 2 Channel Preamp
The only one I know about is TacT 
Room corrections
Why not repositioning and room treatment first?Kal