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Best processor that is excellent for 2 Ch music

Or I should say, best surround preamp that has excellent 2 ch music capability. Basically I am 90% music / 10% HT, and I want to have a surround processor that is excellent for music listening (so as long as the processor has a 5.1 output I am fine, don't need too much features there).

What should I looked at if I want to spend <$1500? Would prefer a silver finish and gently used on A'gon is fine. What do you think? I heard about the Proceed AVP that should be great for 2 channel, another other recommendations?

Thanks.
kylechan
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badam
34 posts
 
what about top of the line Pioneer Elite, 70lb monster with very nice power supply, thx ultra 2
asahitoro
244 posts
 
Another vote for an Arcam AVR300. I'm loving mine. It sounds great for two channel listening and I'm actually becoming sort of a HT buff now as well because it sounds great for my 5.1 also. Here's a good review on it:
http://www.iar-80.com/page130.html

HTH.
sgower
27 posts
 
if your DVD player does 5.1 processing, which many do.
flrnlamb
508 posts
 
In regards to what Sgower mentioned, you can forget that!
Processing from the digital out into an outboard processor is always much better for dd/dts! It's never processing in the DVD player.
distortion
571 posts
 
Yeah but for 2 channel, Sgower's option has potential. IMO better potential than a lot of Pre/Pro's offer.

At the same time, I do agree with Flrnlamb that most decoding done inside the player will be compromised to some degree. Of course to what degree depends on the player.
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