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Preamp/Processor indecision!

It's like pairing food with wine. It all sounds good to me. Here is my set-up thus far: Martin Logan reQuests (f) Logos (c) Aerius (s) Sunfire True Sub, 3 McIntosh 2255 amps, all tied together with MIT gear. Now, I am looking for a pre/pro that will do justice to both music and theater. Weighted a bit to the theater side. These are what I've been considering heavily. B&K Ref 30, Lexicon DC-2, MAC MSD4, Adcom GTP 750, Sony ES9000, Parasound AVP2500 and the Sunfire Theater Grand. I know there are much better out there, but the budget is $2000-3000. Am I missing something? What do you think?
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semwin1
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By the way, if your MIT cables are not the high end (shotgun etc.) get rid of them, they do not bring out the electrostatics true measure. Try Kimber Monocle X. I know this from past experience with electrostatics! Contact Scott at dolby2@flash.net for Kimber needs! He's great!
pharrow8d48
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Brandon, the answer is yes. The Levinson 380S has a unity gain feature that allows a processor to be put through. The Levinson still feeds the front left and right but the volume is now being controlled by the processor. Unless your 2 channel preamp has this feature the system will not be balanced since you'll be fiddling with 2 volume controls, one for the 2 channel and one for the processor. I've been using a Marantz processor for a couple of years and it's fair at best. But with a good SSP you get the best of both worlds.
beoskerp
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I would reccomend the Lexicon DC-2 or if your willing to buy off this sight and dont mind buying used equipment I would really recomend searching for a Lexicon MC-1 wich I think you can find in your price range and lexicons are known for thier upgradability
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