"Yes I can do what you suggest but would like to add room correction with XT32 to dial in my dual subs."
If that's the case, you may want to consider another way to go about this. I have a digital EQ that I use sometimes to make bad recordings listenable. Its a Behringer Ultracurve Pro DEQ2496. If you put something like that between your SSP and the subs, the results should be far better than using the room correction feature of a mass market receiver. (And at a much lower cost)
That will allow you to keep your current preamp. The reason I keep suggesting you keep the one you already have, is quite often people don't realize how important a preamp is to good sound (Audio & Theater). I believe that if you go with one of the options that you list above, you will still like the SSP better, even though it doesn't have the room eq.
One thing that you can to is get a receiver from a place that offers a return policy. That way there is no risk of making a bad choice. You will be able to hear them both in your system at the same and then know, for sure, what you like better.
