1 receiver for HT and 2 channel?

g_nakamoto183 posts06-26-2019 11:41amhi there. i'm not really an audiophile but i have a mcintosh mx132 preamp tuner that i use in a 2 chanell setupwith a mc602 power amp. it sounds fine to me. 

What, are you kidding? If that puts a smile on your face when you turn it on - you're definitely in the mob. Fugetaboudit...

Depends on how serious you are about 2-channel music.  Personally I'd get a good stereo integrated amp or separate stereo amp and preamp and just use the AVR to handle HT processing and power the center/surrounds.  If the stereo pre or integrated has a HT bypass feature it's is even easier (but not necessary) to combine the two systems into one where the AVR is completely out of the signal chain for 2-channel.  

     I agree with soix but instead of an AVR substitute a top-line 4K Bluray player and a good multi-ch amp for the surround channels.  This will outperform virtually any AVR and you'll gain a very good video processor through this method.

Tim