Listen to the Psychic...
and read my threads on 2 channel HT.
I used to own JMlab speakers (Tantal 509). If there's something you don't want to do is to mismatch that inverted titanium dome with a bright and/or harsh amplifier.
If you want movies and music, and it is going to be a music system, primarily, then forget about the processor. PERIOD. Stay with 2 channel HT, get a *decent* tube preamp and plenty of adequate noise control gear (isolation transformers are very cheap on e-Bay, I have six--plus a Tice A/V Solo). Something I've learned is to keep digital noise from contaminating my other components.
With a cheap processor you'll be headed for trouble and a lot of grunge coming out of your speakers. That's one of the reasons why good processors for both HT and music are so expensive--they are clean and musical...
and read my threads on 2 channel HT.
I used to own JMlab speakers (Tantal 509). If there's something you don't want to do is to mismatch that inverted titanium dome with a bright and/or harsh amplifier.
If you want movies and music, and it is going to be a music system, primarily, then forget about the processor. PERIOD. Stay with 2 channel HT, get a *decent* tube preamp and plenty of adequate noise control gear (isolation transformers are very cheap on e-Bay, I have six--plus a Tice A/V Solo). Something I've learned is to keep digital noise from contaminating my other components.
With a cheap processor you'll be headed for trouble and a lot of grunge coming out of your speakers. That's one of the reasons why good processors for both HT and music are so expensive--they are clean and musical...