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Best Pre/Pro for 2-channel stereo sound?

Instead of me building a new system all together, what would be the best Surr Proc/Pre to give me excellent 2 channel stereo reproduction? I will use it for movies with DD/DTS, but without very critical listening. on the other hand i want the best sound possible for 2-channel stereo/SACD. I would like to keep it under $2000 new or around $1000 used. any opinions would be appreciated.
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rsuminsby
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I use a Proceed AVP, and am very pleased with it's 2-ch performance. (Contrary to what you may read in some places, it does offer analog pass-through for 2-ch.) I plan to upgrade it to AVP2 configuration, which uses the same DACS and software as the Mark Levinson Mk 40.
orind
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I found the Audio Refinement Pre-2DSP to have a very clean 2 channel bypass mode (equal to the Audio Refinement Pre-5 all analog pre), but have since moved to a Pass X1 for stereo, and it has a bypass for theater processor. Now I can have whatever processor I chose without worrying about its 2 channel performance. At a lower price, the Adcom GFP-750 also has a processor loop.
keithr
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Not so sure why everyone thinks Bryston when they want 2 ch sound out of a pre/pro. No one buys there preamps. They may be better than some alternatives, but i would think a quality 2 ch preamp will give you much better sound.
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kray OP
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Actually after all my research i decided on a Consonance M99 2 channel tube integrated. I am totally happy with it. Just decided i'm more interested in 2-channel stereo than HT. I can always just get a basic HT receiver later if i really wanted to... There's something about that tube sound that is just hard to beat....
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