A signal processing system includes an AGC and pre-echo cancellation system for receiving an analog signal, amplifying signal magnitude (over all frequencies) to a pre-determined level by AGC, and removing the immediate transmit pulse from this received signal by pre-echo canceller to provide a second analog signal. The signal processing system also includes a summer for receiving the analog signal; a feed forward equalization (FFE) unit for receiving a signal from the summer; and a slicer for receiving a signal from the FFE unit and providing an output signal. The signal processing system also includes an Echo and NEXT or FEXT cancellation system for receiving the output signal and for providing a signal to the summer for canceling the echo and crosstalk in the signal processing system. The Echo and crosstalk components associated with a signal processing system can be subtracted prior to the FFE.