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Home Theater and Two Channel With Out Reciever?

Would it be possible for me to substitue my home theater reciever for an amp, pre-amp, CD and DVD player setup? Ideally, I am looking for a system that performs well for music and is adequate for Home Theater. My thought would be to run my amps, cd and dvd player through a dedicated pre-amp and use the processor in my dvd player for Home Theater. Is this possible? If so, are there any draw backs that I should be aware of?

Use the following system for reference:

McCormack DNA-125 2 Channel Amp
McCormakc DNA-HT3 3 Channel Amp
Pre-Amp?
CD Player Music Hall CD-25
DVD Player Toshiba SD-9200
Speakers NHT - VT 2.9
Sub HSU VTF-3

I really have a hard time justifying the huge price for a dedicated processor. Classe, Bryston, Krell, Proceed, all equal big bucks. I also understand that it's possible to use my existing HT reciever as a pre-amp, but I don't want to take the chance of downgrading music performance.

Thanks in advance for any help.
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hear4
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I'm new at this (upgrading from stereo to HT) and am learning the lingo. I'm thinking of doing the same thing. What is a "surround loop" or a "home theater loop." What other terms would this go by, i.e. if I was looking at specs for a receiver what would I look for to make sure the receiver has it.

Thanks
hear4
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Thanks Bld63. What spec would I look for to see if the pre-amp has the feature. I currently have an eight year old B&K Pro 10 MC and I'd like to keep using it for the time being and just buy a receiver.
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