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Looking for processor recomendations

I have been out the country the past six years and didn't keep up with audio/visual, I will be rebuilding my system upon my return at year end -- I sold most of my gear, (runco dlp420, Chord integrated amp) I still have my rel b3 sub, maggie 1.6's with cc3 and a Cary Cinema 7 amp from 2004/05. With all the new formats out I am looking for a new/used processor for home theatre with excellent 2 channel capability. Any recommendations? budget around 2k...
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goldprintaudio
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See if you can find a used Cary 11a. It sounds fantastic and will work great with your Cary amp. Should be around your price range.

Please note that I am a Cary dealer, however I have no used 11a's for sale.

Gold luck!

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dbphd
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I replaced a Proceed PAV/PDSD in my main system with a Cary 11a to get HDMI and the lossless codecs, while maintaining excellent audio quality. The 11a is a bit buggy, but the sound is indeed excellent, and the bugs are those I can easily live with. The Proceed units are in another system, and I plan to keep those as well.

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dgplo OP
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I would be happy to have a Cary 11a, used. I believe they can be upgraded to hdmi 1.4? In doing some basic research another model that pops up is the Marantz 7005...I see it is loaded with features, how is the sound quality?

Any other recomendations?
mcroth
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Stretch your budget a bit and get a used Anthem D2. Can be had for around $2200. Does music and movies very well.
dgplo OP
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Thanks for the responses...
Mcroth, can the D2 be upgraded to support hdmi 1.4 and 3D picture? I guess can it be made into a D2v? If so, any idea of the upgrade price?
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