rwwear

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Will This Work?
Yes it could be done. You can take the two positive outputs of one preamp and invert one for the negative then combine the grounds to one balanced cable. Then do the same for the other. You will need to use Y cables to send the DAC to both preamps... 
XLR-RCA-BNC sonic quality differences
For long runs I would think BNC would be a bad way to go because usually BNC connectors are used for video coax and it is the wrong impedence for audio signals. 
What is better turntable? Thorens TD127 or TD520?
The 520 is a beautiful table with a 12" arm. 
Acoustic Progressive Rock
I bought Into the Witchwood a little while back and it is great. It also has Rick Wakeman on keyboards. You may like Barouqe and Roll also which is mostly acoustic I believe. 
KRELL KSA 50 100 150 0r 250.
I would look at the KSA 80b instead of the KSA 100. It is a newer design and has heatsinks instead of a fan. It can also be converted at the factory to mono if later on you wanted more power then it would become a KSA 160. 
What is better turntable? Thorens TD127 or TD520?
The 520. 
XLR-RCA-BNC sonic quality differences
The main thing about XLRs is the lower noise floor and less potential for hum. When used in a truly balanced system you also have the advantage of 6db more of gain. An XLR uses three conductors. The positive and negative have there own conductors ... 
New ARC Preamp ??
There will be an LS-26 soon. 
How can I still have the option to use phono imput
If you still have your old preamp and it has a phono stage you can connect your turntable to it and go out of the tape outs into the Krell. You can use any input. 
Advantage to receiver with HDMI?
If you only have one video device, I would go strait to the plasma. I would go through the reciever if multible video devices are to be used. But I would only do so if the reciever upsamples everthing to HDMI. Since the 59 has it's own upsampling,... 
Is a HO MC cartridge a good choice for me?
I prefer low output MC cartridge as all High output MCs that I have heard seem bright. I would never demagnetize a cartridge BTW. 
Phase Inverted DAC fix - w/o flipping spkr cables?
It would be simple if using balanced interconnects. All you have to do is reverse the positive and negative on one end. But, phase reversal is not a bad thing as long as each cable has the same phase. It is hard to know what is correct anyway as m... 
Advantage to receiver with HDMI?
In addition to the above statements, some recievers will upsample all video to HDMI or DVI therefore you will only have to use one input on the TV. This much simplifies watching and listening because when you switch inputs on your reciever, the pi... 
Best amp match for Krell KSP-7B?
Depends on your price range. Buy the newest and best you can afford. 
Integrated amp shutting down
Make sure the speaker wires aren't shorted. You should also check the speakers to see if the surrounds are rotted.