AK,
I see what you mean, and I'm still somewhat on the fence on this, but my reasons are:
1) I have RCA outs on my preamp and I know it's not going anywhere for a long while.
2) I've been using RCA->XLR adapters and would rather not have the extra connection in the way.
3) Just recently I made some RCA->XLR cables using Vampire XLRs. While I think they sound good, they are home brew so it's hard to tell because I could only compare it to other custom-made cables, which I don't have.
4) It's tough to evaluate cables since I need custom sets wired. Any custom cable I had made would be of lower resale value and may be non-returnable if the mfg had a trial period. I'd like to have the ability to try different cables without having them custom-wired.
5) Sonically, inside the D200s I don't think it cares if it has XLR or RCA inputs.
6) Possible better resale on the D200s if RCA (Maybe, maybe not)
Reasons to keep them XLR:
A) As you said, but see 1)
B) It costs $100.
I still haven't sent them back to Dusty, although they are boxed up ready to go due to re-doing my room.
Anyone else have pro/con opinions that I may not have considered?
Thanks
-Mike