Matching amp to speakers and speakers to room is most important to get right first. Cost to accomplish this is secondary. Larger rooms will generally cost more to get right.
Once you have this planned out, a pre-amp to match can be determined. You need to consider what kind and how many input sources the pre-amp must handle.
Tell us something about the speakers and room you are working with first and then it should be possible to offer some useful suggestions.
Also, knowing you overall budget for both amp and pre would help.
Once you have this planned out, a pre-amp to match can be determined. You need to consider what kind and how many input sources the pre-amp must handle.
Tell us something about the speakers and room you are working with first and then it should be possible to offer some useful suggestions.
Also, knowing you overall budget for both amp and pre would help.