After alot of listening of both less and more expensive components ($5K-$18K), I came to find the Classe SSP-600 pre/proc to be a great (IMHO) HT as well as 2-ch and multi-channel analog bypass-capable pre/proc.
It's got much more to offer than its price would convey...I've owned Arcam, Sherbourn, others and listened to McIntosh (fantastic analog), Anthem, Lexicon, Theta, Meridian, Parasound, Krell; my final choice (could have spent more) was the SSP-600...
It's got much more to offer than its price would convey...I've owned Arcam, Sherbourn, others and listened to McIntosh (fantastic analog), Anthem, Lexicon, Theta, Meridian, Parasound, Krell; my final choice (could have spent more) was the SSP-600...