Years ago, during either the second or third generation Integra/Onkyo preamps, Integra released a preamp that did away with the balanced inputs and decreased the overall height of the unit by a couple inches. Was a step in the right direction.I would like to see a pre/pro with all the digital features, but far fewer analog input options. The sheer size of these things is insane when you only utilize 8% of the jacks on the back.