AVP-S How good on 2 chanel and movies?

NOt really shure what you are asking. Trying to play a movie in 2 ch will not work well at all since the center normally does 80% of the sound in dolby digital or dts. You really need 5.1 channels to use that decoding.

If you are using tow the best you can do is mono since I am not sure how you would be able to decode the center channel and split it between the tow speakers. What you really need is a souround sound processor and a pre amp wiht a HT bypass or paridity setting. Hope this helps.

The AVP-S is good for movies and fairly good for music. It doesn't draw out subtle sounds to the final degree. But it has a rich, refined sound. The AVP2 is definitely a step up for music. Better defined bass, better separation and space between the instruments. I'd say the AVP-S is better than most $800 2 channel preamps. To beat the AVP2 you'd have to go up to $1500. I heard them both against a Theta CasaNova with the Nova winning fairly handily. But with the prices they're going at these days, you're definitely getting more than your money's worth for a surround sound\music processor. It should cleanly beat your PCA2 :-).

Thanks. I intend on adding addtional speakers and what I was really asking more or less is would it be better than my pca2. Is the proceed sensitive to power cords and if so which ones seem to work best with it?

Yes, I did notice an improvement in sound over the stock power cord when I switched it out. I used a Kimber PK14. It runs around $150. There was a noticeable improvement in the bass. And the overrall sound just seemed to have more oomph. I've never heard the PK14 Gold, but it's supposed to be even a greater stepup in performance. That's about the most I'm willing to spend on a power cord however. I would even take the PK over Kimber's Palladian series some people rave about for $1040. The PK14 improves the sound without detracting or overcompensating in some areas as other more expensive cords I've heard do.