yeah, you're using Klipsch speakers for an HT setup, placed in corners, and presumably center placed along the wall as well. I'd get the audyssey involved, and would look into the Integra 9.8, and similar! Acoustics will be a problem, lots of room boom and frequency distortion. The audyssey should smooth this out. Also, the integra is probabaly a decent pre.
Yeah, I'd definitely stay away from any pre with no EQ circuit. Good luck