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cowboy junkies
Thanks for the link Ed. I'm a fairly new fan (only have their greatest hits). I'm downloading one of the concerts as I type. 
Your Top Five for 2003
Audioslave - AudioslavePerfect Circle - Thirteenth StepBen Harper - Diamonds on the InsideColdplay - Rush of blood to the headChilipeppers - by the way 
Beating a dead horse - Pre with Pass-Thru
Sonic Frontiers Line series have two sets of balanced inputs and HT passthrough. I haven't tried the passthrough on the balanced inputs, but the manuals are online. 
Paradigm Ref 20 Vr 3 Versus Vienna Hayden ?
I owned the Haydn's and traded them in for the Bach's. They were my first silk tweeters and I fell in love with the Bach's. What type of music do you listen to? I listen mainly to rock and while some would argue the VA line isn't a good rock speak... 
klipsch kg4's have no kick in the mid, need mods
Try the Klipsch web site. They have their own forum. 
Rel storm III or Stadium III.
I had an M&K MX-150 with VA Bach's and I too wanted a better sub for music. I just didn't have the crossover flexibility with the M&K. I picked up a Storm III and cannot say enough about how much of a difference it made. I always heard bas... 
$250 used speaker cables for warm system
Thanks for the cable tips everyone. It looks like I have a few I need to investigate a bit further. The Kimber 8 TC falls within my price range so I may try that one first. 
$250 used speaker cables for warm system
In response to the CAT-5 suggestions: At one time I considered doing this, but lately it seems to have fallen out of favor with the "in crowd" :) Considering the amount of work it takes to make a set, at least the Chris VH recipe, I'm shying away ... 
Power cord for an REL Sub
I replaced my Storm III PC with one of Subaruguru's DIY PC's. Big difference over stock and inexpensive too. 
Amplifier Dilemma
I have the Odyssey Stratos and love it. It may be a few hundred over your stated price range though. If you can pull it off, it won't dissapoint. No experience with your speakers though. 
Best pre-amp w/ HT pass thru
Amandarae: I don't see the preamp you are talking about on Odyssey's website. The only one listed is the $950 tempest 
why go against REL setup recommendation?
Thanks for all the responses. I do plan on listening and finding what works best in my situation. It was the exact debate I'm seeing here that caused me to ask the question. 
Paradigm ref100's and Odyssey Stratos?
Thanks for the response Cosmic_void. I'm going to try your approach with the sub out of the SF. I need my sub with my current speakers. I picked up an Outlaw ICBM and so far haven't been very pleased with the results. I'll try their tech support o... 
Pearl Jam on SACD?
Shoot I'd buy them all again and still complain about the bad ones. 
Outlaw ICBM hurt my 2-channel?
Thanks for the responses guys.foreverhifi: I listen mainly to rock and I bought the pre with hopes of better sound. If I understand you're scenario, for 85% of my music listening I would be using my Yamaha receiver and amp. This is what I'm trying...