I am a big believer in 2-channel for 2-channel, it makes a very big difference. There are some great integrated amps with home theater pass-through which will serve your needs well. I have not heard the Krell 300i but that is on the right track.
How much would I benefit from an amp upgrade?
Here is a diagram of my system. I tried the 140W ice amps of the pioneer SC37 but felt a huge improvement when I put the Denon POA amp in for the front KEF Reference 203's. (in fairness to the SC37, I didn't try biamping, which I still might experiment with on its ice amps) Now I'm wondering how much I would benefit from a higher end 2 channel or even 5 channel amp... Or would I be better off investing into something else such as a phono stage, more speakers or more music.
Usage:
33% analog music - 2 channel
33% Digital music - mostly 2 channel, some 5.1
33% Home Theater - all 5.1 soon to be 7.1
Budget: Varies but a multi-thousand dollar amp would be tough right now.
Ultimately if a big krell or threshold or classe or mcintosh would be a massive improvement I would consider it.
http://db.tt/IvNPKBvC
Educated opinions greatly appreciated.
Usage:
33% analog music - 2 channel
33% Digital music - mostly 2 channel, some 5.1
33% Home Theater - all 5.1 soon to be 7.1
Budget: Varies but a multi-thousand dollar amp would be tough right now.
Ultimately if a big krell or threshold or classe or mcintosh would be a massive improvement I would consider it.
http://db.tt/IvNPKBvC
Educated opinions greatly appreciated.