Comparison between high end preamp and av processor?


So have learned it’s difficult to integrate hifi and ht with hope of achieving the best SQ.  So thinking about getting a high end processor, eg NAD, Maestr, to get great hifi sound.  Problem I have had is that ht sq suffers when signal passes thru a line stage preamp when doing ht bypass.  So get better hifi but ht sq suffers. Sucks!!
Anybody compare preamp hifi sound with a hifi signal from a high end av processor 

thanks
jumia

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So have learned it’s difficult to integrate hifi and ht with hope of achieving the best SQ. 
No, it’s really not difficult at all and many of us here have done it and not experienced the sound degradation you are.  This doesn’t make sense to me and sounds like something might not be hooked up right.  How specifically do you have the preamp wired into your system, and what components are you using (including interconnects)?  Something’s not right here.