Thanks gents. I did some research on XLR. I've been using em in microphone cords since Nixon was President, now I know why. I did learn though that for short runs RCA cabling is fine. Also if you're going XLR you have to use it in the entire stream (source, pre, power amp then speaks) to get the any true benefit from said hook up.

BlackRaven, I looked at the NAD (couldn't find any price on that web page). How exactly do you change the modules? Open it up? Send it back for upgrading? How's it done? Interesting concept. I'd have to see how they hold up long term before tying myself to a company I've never used before. I did that with "Carver" and have a $400 set of paperweights rusting on my back porch.

Worf