Amaheshw,

Very sorry to hear your situation. It sucks, doesnt it? Its a shame we can put a man on the moon but cant nmake a pre amp and amp work together in peaceful harmony!

I am waiting for a call back from Jim (I called Monday and left a message) to get a RMA. In th emeantime, I am considering wiring a new circuit to feed the amp and another to feed the TV to see if ican get this to work. I wanted to try running the SR to the AV to the amp to see if that worked as suggested earlier, but didnt have the time today.

I swear I have tried so many diifferent configs in my system.....

Anyways, I really do appreciate everyone chipping in and helping out. I do wish to keep the AV7005 and my amp. But if I have to settle, the SR7005 is a very nice piece.
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Panasonic TC-P65S1 65" Plasma HDTV, Marantz AV 8801 Preamp, Outlaw 7700 Amp, Klipsch RF7 (X-over dean G modded) RC7 (X-over Dean G modded) RS7 CDT-5800C speakers, Outlaw LFM1 EX Subwoofer, Oppo BDP-93, B & O Turntable, Toshiba HD-A2, Sony CD & DVD 400 disc jukeboxes, DirecTV HD-DVR, PS2, PS3, Wii, Harmony one remote, Monster PowerBar 1200 for the TV, sub, PS3, HD DVD and Wii, Tripp Lite Isolation Bar for the Amp, Pre-Amp and other sources.