Thanks for that information. I'm setting up a second dedicated home theater in my basement and am in the design phase. I have an Onkyo TX-SR805 running the HT in my family room. The receiver is fine, but I am not thrilled with the in-ceiling anbd in-wall speakers. They just do not have a full sound, especially for music. Because of the sony's better video processing, I decided to save it for the basement system, but intend to have better speakers that will require more power to sound their best. I haven't seen to many companies making seperate components that are caught up on hdmi yet (except for Integra and Parasound). It sounds like the sony will serve well as a pre-amp. Thanks again
Sony STR-DA5300ES as Preamp?
I'm wondering if it's worth using the 5300ES as a pre-amp and running a more powerful 5 channel amp (rotel or parasound for example) for the speakers in 5.1 system. I'd like to be able to use the hdmi, video and sound fields of the sony but use better amplification. Any thoughts on his being worth the effort?
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