Hi guys. I'm leaning towards upgrading my venerable Proceed AVP2 pre/pro and I need a few recommendations. I'm asking in this forum because we're all B&W lovers and we're all seeking that quality of sound. I could ask elsewhere, but I don't think non-B&W folks would understand the sound I'm looking for!
Rest of system:
N802
HTM2 (Nautilus)
N805
Mark Levinson 432 (for the N802)
Proceed Amp3
A variety of sources
My perceived limitations of the AVP2 are:
i) Only 4 S Video inputs
ii) No HDMI support
iii) Support for 5.1 surround only
My likes of the AVP2:
a) For 2 channel listening (80% of what I do) it's a wonderful sounding pre-amp.
b) For 5.1 it's pretty good too
There's a reality though, particularly now that BluRay has won the battle, that HD sources will increasingly be the way to go. I'm noticing as well that more classical music productions are being filmed in HD and hopefully will therefore start coming out in BluRay. HDMI will be a requirement going forward and I rather think 7.1 surround will be as well.
My choices so far include Classe SSP 600 and the new Krell S-1000. Do you guys think these will match well with the rest of my system? Anything else I should consider?
Thanks!
Rest of system:
N802
HTM2 (Nautilus)
N805
Mark Levinson 432 (for the N802)
Proceed Amp3
A variety of sources
My perceived limitations of the AVP2 are:
i) Only 4 S Video inputs
ii) No HDMI support
iii) Support for 5.1 surround only
My likes of the AVP2:
a) For 2 channel listening (80% of what I do) it's a wonderful sounding pre-amp.
b) For 5.1 it's pretty good too
There's a reality though, particularly now that BluRay has won the battle, that HD sources will increasingly be the way to go. I'm noticing as well that more classical music productions are being filmed in HD and hopefully will therefore start coming out in BluRay. HDMI will be a requirement going forward and I rather think 7.1 surround will be as well.
My choices so far include Classe SSP 600 and the new Krell S-1000. Do you guys think these will match well with the rest of my system? Anything else I should consider?
Thanks!
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