If you're trying to simplify your system, I don't know if using the B&K is your best choice if it has no HDMI input as you may encounter some cumbersome video switching issues and you'll still need to buy a three channel amp. I think Kal's suggestion of a decent AVR would be your best option as it can handle all of your video/input switching while also giving you the amplification you need. I'd think something like a $200-$300 Yamaha AVR would solve all your problems and sound perfectly fine for movies. Best of luck.
Best multichannel amp for quality stereo listening
We recently adopted a teenage boy and I'd like to adjust our living room system to better accommodate his movie watching tastes. I'm pretty happy with our current two channel system for music as well as movies (no action based movies until now) so, in this modification, want to keep this level of quality for music.
For a preamp I'm currently using a Peachtree Audio Nova which I will keep for music sources because of its large number and types of input choices. The current amp is a Peachtree 220 and the speakers are the Martin Logan Ethos' which I will keep as the front pair. The decision I need to make, then, is which multi-channel (5 is enough) processor / amp to buy. I still have an old B&K AVR307 that I used for surround listening years ago and which I could adapt but I would like some assurance that I will not lose any of the sound quality that I presently enjoy.
I assume there is a way to keep the current power amp in the system for 2 channel music listening but am having difficulty trying to envision volume control in a split system such as this would end up being.
For a preamp I'm currently using a Peachtree Audio Nova which I will keep for music sources because of its large number and types of input choices. The current amp is a Peachtree 220 and the speakers are the Martin Logan Ethos' which I will keep as the front pair. The decision I need to make, then, is which multi-channel (5 is enough) processor / amp to buy. I still have an old B&K AVR307 that I used for surround listening years ago and which I could adapt but I would like some assurance that I will not lose any of the sound quality that I presently enjoy.
I assume there is a way to keep the current power amp in the system for 2 channel music listening but am having difficulty trying to envision volume control in a split system such as this would end up being.