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Amp or no amp?
I read your other post which makes this easier to amswer.You would need to add another amp. You can easily use the pre-outs on your receiver to send a signal to the amp. You may know this already, but your AVR will most likely only send the analog... 
4 OHM Speaker
I agree with Hifitime. 
Heavy Speakers with Spikes on a Concrete Floor
I have a ceramic tile floor and I use carriage bolts, with the convex side to the floor, to great effect. My speakers are VSA SR IV's, at about 140 pounds each. Less than $5 at Home Depot. The bolts that is ;-) 
Audacy room correction. Corrected?
Jim- You are a real stand up kinda' guy. Kudos to you.Kal- You are too.Kal- In response to your "I am surprised..." after reading your tips I realized I did tip #'s 3 & 4 as you suggest not to do. I re-do my calibrating and see what I think. 
What's your favorite Turntable tweak?
"Yip's incomparable MintLP arc protractor"I second this. 
Audacy room correction. Corrected?
I have done exactly what you ask about with my Onkyo 905. I use Pass X-600 monos' for the L & R front channels. I used the room correction, but found I preferred the sound with the correction off running in Pure Audio mode. I did keep the dela... 
DACs with volume control ?
PWD sounds REALLY good. Saving up for one myself. 
Newbie could use amp, receiver help.
A decent AVR will do the trick. A used one with the new hi-rez codecs. I like and use an Onkyo TS-SR905. 
No preamp 'Balance' control?
My Pass X-1 Pre has dual volume controls that are turned up simultaneously, and you adjust the balance by turning one up or down individually. It works and sounds great. Sometimes I like to sit far off center in my rocking chair and I can still ge... 
How to fix woofer pumping
Check your cart alignment. 
female ballad song or artist from early 2000's ?
"pop ballad from the early 2000's. It a slow piano ballad with a smooth female vocalist"Sounds like Norah Jones "Don't Know Why" to me. 
Two questions about VPI peripheral ring
Do you have the correct acrylic platter that is used with the peripheral ring clamp? Or is it the standard one without the cut away edge? I could not tell from your system pics. 
Bi amping my Vonschwikert VR4jrs
Just curiuos- why do you not simply bi-wire? 
CD Cases
Count me as peed off! Cardboard sleeves are a BAD joke. 
CD Player Under $1.5k With Vinyl Sound
The PS Audio PWT and PW Dac come as close as I have heard, but cost 6K.Tvad- just curious- have you heard this combo?