Well, that will depend on what you want.
I understand you use an external switcher, but do you want to take advantage of the new audio codecs on Blu-ray (and HD DVD for that matter)? If so, your choices are very limited right now. If you don't want them, then there are plenty of older balanced pre/pro's out there to choose from. I always like the Proceed PDSD/PAV combo, but it is pretty dated now, older EAD are great too, the 8800 pro was a nice unit. Meridian 861 is one of my all time fav's, but you will need to replace or update any of these if you ever plan to utilize all those lovely new lossless codecs!
If you want the new codecs, so far the Integra DTC 9.8 is one of the only ones out, Denon's new AVP is coming out I think this week, maybe out already, and it has all the bells and whistles you could ever need, and Lyngdorf is also soon releasing thei D-1 (Lyngdorf makes TacT audio's gear) that looks to be a giant killer ($17K)
I understand you use an external switcher, but do you want to take advantage of the new audio codecs on Blu-ray (and HD DVD for that matter)? If so, your choices are very limited right now. If you don't want them, then there are plenty of older balanced pre/pro's out there to choose from. I always like the Proceed PDSD/PAV combo, but it is pretty dated now, older EAD are great too, the 8800 pro was a nice unit. Meridian 861 is one of my all time fav's, but you will need to replace or update any of these if you ever plan to utilize all those lovely new lossless codecs!
If you want the new codecs, so far the Integra DTC 9.8 is one of the only ones out, Denon's new AVP is coming out I think this week, maybe out already, and it has all the bells and whistles you could ever need, and Lyngdorf is also soon releasing thei D-1 (Lyngdorf makes TacT audio's gear) that looks to be a giant killer ($17K)