I disagree. In my room, there is a huge difference in the pre/pro for home theater. It is also as big, or bigger, for 2 channel. (I use it for both in this room.) I've had the opportunity to try many. I expect great 2 channel performance, but, there is a difference in 5.1, or 7.1 also. If you think a $1500 pre/pro is going to sound the same as one that is $7500, it isn't. There is a reason you pay more, and it isn't just the name. I don't think it's subtle either. To me, it's night and day...
Diminishing Returns In A Hi-End Preamp/Processor?
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I will always have a separate 2-channel preamp in my system, period. That being said, the two-channel performance in a processor for me means absolutely nothing. I have a stand-alone home theater system.
Therefore, all other components in the system being equal, can the home theater sound of a $1500 processor approach the performance of a $7500 processor like the Anthem D2v?
In a $7500 pre/pro, how much of that is 2-channel excellence? I don't want to pay for what I don't use.
If I've got a killer 2-channel preamp, superior 2-channel performance in a pre-pro is redundant and wasteful.
So, my question is, as you go up the pre-pro price chain starting at $1500, does the processing get proportionately better, or is performance of the 2-channel getting markedly better?
mitch
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I will always have a separate 2-channel preamp in my system, period. That being said, the two-channel performance in a processor for me means absolutely nothing. I have a stand-alone home theater system.
Therefore, all other components in the system being equal, can the home theater sound of a $1500 processor approach the performance of a $7500 processor like the Anthem D2v?
In a $7500 pre/pro, how much of that is 2-channel excellence? I don't want to pay for what I don't use.
If I've got a killer 2-channel preamp, superior 2-channel performance in a pre-pro is redundant and wasteful.
So, my question is, as you go up the pre-pro price chain starting at $1500, does the processing get proportionately better, or is performance of the 2-channel getting markedly better?
mitch
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