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@goheelz  yes ! - that's what I was thinking.  I don't know how to elevate the tv; I Know I do not want to mount on the wall.  
Maybe I can place it under a stack of hockey pucks right under the "feet"... All I need is 5inch of clearance.. I just have to look for a base, maybe build one.  The TV is 6 years old, so it is heavy by today's standards.

either move stuff around, or...

get a good separate pre-pre and use XLR balanced runs

chrisr, how high do you have to 'elevate' the TV?  'Stacking hockey pucks' might work, but my initial response is 'stability issues'....

Don't know if you've pet(s), children (of all ages...;)....), or just the 'random event' that could trigger the 'house of cards' event....*G*

...just 5"?  Or...?

Another possible option (if your parents will let you) is to mount a TT shelf to the studs of the rear wallor some type of combination of the above ideas.