New high end processor

I had the Marantz 8805 in my last theater room with a Lexicon RX7 amplifier.  For my new theater room I went with Integra DRX -R1.  The marantz was fine.  The Integra is an all in one unit with plenty of power.  You may want to read the reviews on the Integra. 

Thanks everybody, decisions are never easy. 

Good prepros are obviously pricey, and if HT is super important to you there’s no getting around that. Me? 2-channel is far more important and HT is a fun treat I just want to be good enough for me to enjoy, which doesn’t really require uber-expensive gear in my case. Anyway, if this somewhat describes you I’d buy a decent AVR for processing and powering center, surround, ATMOS speakers and a really good stereo pre that plays nice with your nice front L/R speaks and stereo amp. For example, you can get a Yamaha Aventage RXA1080 for about $700 from Accessories4less.com (or an Anthem AVR if you want to kick it up a notch) and have a bunch left over for a really nice stereo pre like a used JC-2BP or Pass X1 that will likely outperform a $5k prepro for critical stereo listening (not to mention you’ll have a much wider selection of stereo preamps to choose from than good prepros). Just another way to go if you’re more of a 2-channel guy. Best of luck in your search.

Look at the Monolith HTP1. Hasn’t seemed to have had the numbers of bugs that many high names have had. If you want all the bells and whistles with very good sound, but not quite the same level as the Monolith, then the top of the line Marantz is a very solid unit. 

Still pondering.... I do want the all in one box solution at least for this time and not crazy complicated to set up. And yes I do like music which has been missing in my room.