Meridian 861 v4 or classe 800 for movies??

I have a chance of picking up a used g68/621 or a used ssp-800. The 800 is 2200 more. For home theater purpose, is the Classe worth it?

Get an Anthem...........much better than Classe. I won a couple Classe amps and I am a fan but Processors aint their strength.

Don't agree my nephew had an Anthem processor and then got a Classe. No contest the Classe was better the Anthem was thinner in midrange and more aggressive.

Agree to disagree, I love Classe and own 3 amps but the Processor sucks

Chadnliz,

"Processor sucks"? What does that tell us overall? What other preamps or processors did you compare it to? Was it in your system or at a store demo? Have you heard the SSP-800 or are you referencing your opinion on the SSP-600? I have to disagree totally with your opinion but that's why this site is fun. I've used three different processors before buying the SSP-800. I owned B&K REF 20 then switched to a Denon 3808 and finally the SSP-800. I even sold my Audio Research LS25 MKII because the SSP-800 sounds that good in 2 channel especially using the balanced inputs.I know of another SSP-800 owner who also sold his 2 channel only preamp. If you come to slam at least slam the processor with a detailed explanation?