Oh, and sorry to have missed answering your main question, my apologies. You should probably take a look at the Emotiva XMC-1 prepro at $1999, available now. It is a feature-rich prepro with very good sound quality and a 5 year warranty. Check the links provided below for more info...
https://emotiva.com/products/pres-and-pros/coming-soon-xmc-1
http://emotivalounge.proboards.com/threads/recent
https://emotiva.com/products/pres-and-pros/coming-soon-xmc-1
http://emotivalounge.proboards.com/threads/recent