Separates or Receiver for 2K

Definately separates... Gives you the flexibility of
upgrades and changes moreso than a Receiver.
I personally like and own the B&K Reference 20. You can buy one on agon for about 700.00 it is a great piece for video and with the right cables, the audio section of the preamp is very good. The software can be upgraded anytime at B&K for a fee to whatever their current offering is. I personally havent found the need to upgrade it except to the Ref 50 with full balanced inputs and outputs. Anyway. If you wanted to go with a nice 5 channel amp, the B&K Reference 7250 II is a great piece and has 5 x 200 watts and will drive your 6 ohm speakers well. This can be had for around 13-1400.
There are your 2k Separates!!
Good luck,
Happy listening
Joe
Custom Audio LLC

Separates are the way to go...you can get a lexicon DC1 for under $1000.list was $5000.great piece...match it with the anthem MCA-5 for around $600.or one of the 5 channel Rotels...you can even add another 2 channels at a later date for logic-7...good luck

I agree with Sean and the others who responded above. Separates is the way to go. There was a post about this topic a few days ago in here. Type "separates" or "receiver or separates" in the search box and you will find info about it. In fact, I responded to one a while ago regarding what I felt is the advantage(s) of separates to receivers. Please search my post, username "amandarae".

...to inform not to convince....

"aeg_1@hotmail.com":

Let me throw another name in the hat for separates if I was to spend $2K or more for electronics to anchor a home theater/multi-channel audio system (probably totalling about $8K and above). And the setups I would look at that price would include the following:

(01). Outlaw Audio Model 950 Pre/Pro and the matching Model 7100 5 Channel Amplifier -- about $1,700.00 (total).

AND

(02). Rotel RSP-1066 Pre/Pro and their matching RMB-1075 5 Channel Amplifier -- about $2,500.00 (totally). A little above the amount that you were intending to spend. But if you shop around, you could get this combo for somewhere close to $2K.

Those would be my choices for around $2K if it were my money. And like I said, if I am spending that kind of money, I would be looking solely at separates anyway.

If I was to decide to look at a receiver instead of separates (and when I am spending $2K, then that's unlikely to happen), then the only receiver that costs $2K or more that is worth buying to me is the Denon AVR-4802. The Sunfire "Ultimate" Receiver (which is about $4K....... and if you're going to spend that much, then you might as well get you either the TOL Denon AVR-5803 or a B&K) will probably get honorable mention.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting and Listening!!!!

--Charles--

Separates is the way to go!I went away from recievers so long ago I can't remember!