New or Upgrading Pre - Pro


Hello,

I need some advise please.

Which would be a better option?

Purchasing a new Pre-Pro in the $2000 range

or purchasing something that is higher end and used for example a McIntosh MX136?

2 Channel listening is an important factor in my decision.

Thanks for your help
pkelly1504

Showing 3 responses by audiojan

Hmmm... At least tome, I'd rather have great sound than a single cable behind a rack that I can't see anyways unless I'm behind it. If it bothers you, then by all means, stick to HDMI. Your choice.
PDN: yes, HDMI would work as well, but rarely will you get better sound than if you let the Oppo BDP95 do the decoding and output via 7.1 analog instead decode and output via HDMI
With a 7.1 analog input and a BluRay player like Oppo BDP-95, you can still enjoy the new Hi-Rez formats, just not decoded in the pre/pro. All you really give up is the room correction, which the Mac doesn't have anyway... The Mac should really be seen as a great preamp that also happen to include processing for HT