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Stereo Guy - Need advice on HT integration

I have a pretty good 2 channel setup around Avalon Time speakers driven by Joule Electra valve amplifiers.   Source is primarily vinyl from SME turntable and Apple lossless digital media from time to time.  I now want to add HT capability for those times to watch cable, or satellite feeds as well as from my Apple computer. I have passed my previous stereo preamp on so am looking for advice on how to tackle this problem.  I don’t to spend much on the HT side of things, maybe a Marantz receiver style of unit.  But  I don’t want to give up the Joule amps but want to keep the system simple.  Any ideas?
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You don't need a receiver.  I think you will want to get a HT Processor.  The Marantz AV7703 or AV7704 will do great at that price point.  What is the your budget?

None of the HT Processors will have a phono preamp built in, so you would need to get a separate phono preamp if you wanted to continue to use your turntable.

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