Ahhhhh, outside of the additional dynamic headroom a beefy separate amp can offer over a smaller package receiver (equal RMS watts, but bigger power supplies), could the sonic differences Charles and I "perceived" to hear have been attributable to just the Pre\Pro (LMC-1) and it's magical digital audio\codec interpretations?

Ted

Samsung 67" DLP 1080P * 2-Axiom EP500 PSW's * Emotiva UT Series Amps * Acoutimass 15's 5.1 = WOW!