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need new seperates on a budget

My Marantz receiver just died so I am now looking for a set of seperates to replace it. I want a 5 channel amp and a processor or more likely a new receiver to act as processor. The problem is the budget is limited to about $1600 for both. Any suggestions, am looking at arcam p1000, sherbourn, theta intrepid, parasound, b&k etc but have no idea which would be better. I listen to music in 2 channel about 75% of the time. Really concerned about the pre/pro. I have Focal 806V, Elan surr and Energy center but just care about the Focals.
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I have a slightly different suggestion. Instead of shooting for a pre/pro and a 5-channel amp with the intention of spending about the same on each, I would go with a good but inexpensive mass-market AVR (Onkyo, Denon, etc) with preouts and spend the bulk of your money on the amp. That will allow you to get a nice Rotel, Sherbourn, ATI, etc amp for $1000+ and still be in budget. Should you wish to upgrade at some point in the future, then simply swap out the AVR for a dedicated pre/pro, like an Anthem or Integra.

Just a thought.

Michael
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