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Best Pre-Pro especially considering 2 channel

analog sound: I'm thinking of the Krell Showcase, B&K Ref50, Sunfire Theater Grand III and if they are worth it the Krell HTS 7.1 or new Lexicon MC-8. I feel any of them would be excellent with HT but my concern is with high end sounding 2 channel analog. Is there a big difference between the Krell HTS and showcases analog section? Any comments and suggestions are appreciated and welcome.
Thank you.
paulslnyc

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keithr
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No offense, but who buys bryston preamps these days?

Thought to ponder...
keithr
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Well, that is news to me, and I appreciate the words.

I have always thought of bryston as a pioneer of ss amplification at real world pricing, but never hear much about the preamps. Seriously, doing searches here and at aa don't bring up that much on the preamp. That may be because tube preamps are the preamp du jour these days.

That said, the amount or number of recording studios using stuff has no impact on my buying decision, and shouldn
t be for others. Ears are what count...

My personal opinion regarding the topic is get a separate 2 channel preamps and work into your favorite pre/pro. And yes, the Krell HTS7.1 has a much different analog output stage than the Showcase to answer your question. Similar to the KCT preamp.

Cheers,

KeithR
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