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Townshend Sink or something else?
I have a Townshed CD Siesmic Sink under my Tube preamp and it took it to a whole new level of improved performance! It was very well worth the $95 I paid for it!Maxx 
Cal Audio CL-10 and Theta GenVa - - - TLC?
I rechecked the test data on the TLC when hooked up Coax in and Coax out and found that the amount of increased Jitter is 16% and not 600% which was the amount of increased Jitter associated with the AA DTI+ when hooked up in this manner. 
Toslink vs. RCA
I replaced a Monster Lightspeed 200 Optical Toslink which uses a plastic conductor with an Audioquest Optilink-4 Toslink which uses a Fused Silica Glass conductor and placed it between my Transport and my Dac.and the difference was jaw dropping! I... 
Cal Audio CL-10 and Theta GenVa - - - TLC?
Two things concerning the TLC:1) The Coax connections have a common ground, so if you go in Coax and out Coax the Jitter will increase about 600%. If you go in Optical and out Coax Jitter drops by 82%.2) The TLC works great in my system, but twice... 
I can't believe there is no difference
To bypass the A/D-D/A process on the RXV-995 just go thru the R & L Front inputs on the 5.1 Analog Bypass inputs. Whether you choose to use it as an Intergated or as a Preamp you will be avoiding all Digital Processing leaving you with only th... 
Order of importance
In addition to all of the fine advice given above, I would like to add that unless some basic attention is given to room treatment you will have sufficient sonic time smear present in the room to diminish the full effects of any meaningful improve...