Processor & Amps for B&W

By far the best bang for the buck for what you are doing is the Proceed Avp-s, i have the exact same speakers as you and use it in conjunction with a Linar 250 amp and a B&K multichannel amp, this combination sounds fantastic in 2 channel as well as surround in home theater.
I have done vast amounts of cabling and cd/dac work in 2 channel and im really not dissapointed!

Let me know if you have any questions.
Greg

Greg
I'm thinking of an AVP-s/AMP5, which is on offer ex-dem in the UK. Having listened to many current competitors, I keep coming back to the Proceed for it's glorious 2 channel sound, and large enveloping HT.
Of course, the situation with Proceed is not good. Have you had any problems with the AVP, and have you found yourself wishing you had Prologic II, DTS Neo etc etc

Thanks for your thoughts

Pete

Motozine , the Krell you asked about is a stable amp capable of solid performance into low ohm loads. I would have that unit checked thoroughly before buying. I would see if an audition is possible as well as some older Krell gear is on the analytical side of the yin / yang . This may or may not expose problems or incompatabilities in your system. Dont discount the Rotel amp - preamp combination .

On a final note. Ideally , the front three amp channels especially would benifit greatly by being the same. This is important if multichannel is in your future. I suggested the large ,powerful Rotel for the mains for dedicated 2 channel listening.