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Still lost on my pre amp, can anyone help?

I've had a few posts in the past and it's reccommended that I change my pre amp and potentially power amp to get the sound I'm looking for out of my Studio 100's (Pre amp is Pioneer SC27, Power Amp is B&K 200.3).

Here's my question:
Are there any pre amps that sound great for music, but can also be good for HT? Or do I need to get a dedicated 2 channel pre with HT pass through? I'm more interested in music (80/20), but my room is used for both music and HT since I don't have space to separate the two.

My current setup sounds terrible for 2 channel music. Everyone says I need to ditch the Pioneer, but I'm not exactly where to go from here.I'm not able to listen before I buy so I'm relying on your experience. I've got my power amps narrowed down to Bryston 4b-ST, Odyssey Stratos, or maybe Anthem.
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"The 2 channel pre amp will not integrate a subwoofer. Do they make pre amps with more channels for this function?"

Parasound 2100 and Emotiva USP-1 both have HT pass-thru and can run subs with variable crossovers. Anthem TLP-1 has HT pass-thru and can run subs, but the crossover is fixed at 80Hz.
The Musical Fidelity A5 has HT pass-thru but no bass management. I know the A3's had multiple problems with the volume pots, I don't know if the A5's shared the same design.
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