It really will depend on your budget. Can you give an estimate? (P.S.: I have reviewed a significant number of AVPs in my column over the years, so you might like to scan the recent ones for an overview. http://forum.stereophile.com/category/music-round/ Kal |
Guess it depends on what you are looking for. The "audiophile" grade AVPs tend to focus more on SQ, so you have fewer processing modes. I tend to have a stereo setup for music and a multichannel system for movies (using HT bypass to integrate them). My current AVP is the Marantz AV8801. I think it is very good bang for the buck. It decodes all the current formats and supports all the processing formats like Audyssey DSX, DTS Neo X and DPL Iiz up to 11.2 channels (9.2 with Iiz). It also uses Audyssey's XT32 for finer resolution room correction. |
Turns out I wasn't specific when referring to my AVP. The AVP I was talking about is a Proceed AVP w/S Video. My current setup is the AVP/AMP5 combo. What I really am looking for is something with similar capabilities to the Proceed AVP, but with the ability to handle HDMI switching. My budget is somewhere around 10k($). |
