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Help on 5ch amp decision
I had a Sony es piece as a preamp with a Parasound HCA 2205 AT 220/ch and NHTs and it souded Great!Its a little over your budget used around 1200 but I think it's worth every pennyRegards 
What s in front of your chair?
Everybody above is extremely funny...Guys, I don't mean to upset anybody's senssssityvity (OOPS the metal tweeter is acting up again), but it seems to me that the simple fact that somebody is concerned with that much of a difference in sound makes... 
Help with Lexicon MC1
I am dealing with the same dillemma. If you have a processor loop on your two channel preamp, it's easy. If you don't...I have done some research on it, and here's what I came up with:Run the Left & Right channels of the HT Processor into an i... 
Parasound vs. Bryston
I had the Parasound 3500 in my setup for about a year with the same speakers, then decided to upgrade from Paradigms to B&W's, and after the speakers (CDM 9NT's) were burned in, there was a huge difference in the sound, with better, less steri... 
Help with sub for music
Try the REL's, BUT IN GENERAL, nnooot a good idea to use the crossover in the sub( they are low qual). If you're only using it for music, and you NEED to have a high pass filter, buy a separate crossover, and use one of the RELs to supplement the ... 
Need help choosing a receiver...
GO WITH THE MARANTZ SR 7000. THOSE KLIPSH SPEAKERS ARE PRETTY BRIGHT ON TOP SO THE WARM QUALITIES OF THE MARANTZ SHOULD MATCH JUST FINE FOR A BALANCED SYSTEM. IF YOU CAN GO 200 OVER YOUR BUDGET, THE SR 8000 SOUNDS EVEN BETTER. GOOD LUCK! 
BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS
Not knowing your budget but by judging your receiver it would open up very nicely with the B&W dm602 which you can retire to the rear of your room when you upgrade to HT. Yhey are the large model of their lineup in the 600 series and they reta... 
++power cords with power conditioners?
You can, but I doubt you'll hear any difference on the front end. Your amps/preamp should have better power cords due to higher draw, and the shorter they are - the better! good luck to you