Multi channel preamps for Movies

I think it is a move in the wrong direction. For movies only, a HT processor is more suitable than an analog preamp, even one as good as the Pre6.

Kal

No analog MCH preamp can do bass management, distance/delay adjustments or roomEQ. Modern players can do 2 out of 3 but rarely ever as well as a decent processor.

So, then, tell us what is wrong with your Krell HTS and what do you need to achieve with a new device?

Kal

Coxhaus wrote: I HTS is a great processor for the money but it is still digital.

So? If the source is digital and the amp/speakers are analog, what is at issue is who is doing the processing and the D/A conversion. The model is the same.

I was thinking moving to analog would give me a smoother more liquid less digital presentation.

Why? See above.

I read March's Stereophile and noticed you were listening to Parasound's Halo P7 multi channel preamp.

Because I needed an analog preamp in order to compare the analog outputs of the players. After that, I user the player's digital outputs to a processor.

Kal

It ain't mine as it is on loan from Parasound. I am thinking about buying it just to have an analog preamp around for situations when my all-digital Meridian won't do. If the P7 had a 5.1/7.1 balanced analog INPUT, I would already have done it.

Kal