McIntosh, Bryston, Proceed or krell


so many processors so little time...Trying to decide whether to spend $4,000 on a Krell, $4,500 on a Bryston, $6,000 on a Proceed or $7,000 on a McIntosh. 80% music, 20% movies. Any comments.
dave1117
I second Damon's suggestion. Disclaimer: I own the SP1 and have been extremely happy with it. But remember, your ears are the final arbiter.

Ciao
I had a Proceed AVP but refused to pay the high price to upgrade to the AVP2. Now I have a Bryston 1.7 and prefer the sound in every way and as a strait pre-amp it kills the Proceed. Video switching is not a concern for me.
Dave,

I can't comment on which of the three you mentioned is best, but I can tell you that I currently have the Bryston up for a NO RESERVE auction right now here on audiogon. I never even took the thing out of the box and hooked it up or else I could render an opinion. Anyway, I suspect it will go for far, far, less than 4K and it is unused. Check it out! The auction ends this coming Monday, November 18.