pre-amp processor

I’m looking for sound quality along with 8k 2.1 hdmi 

or 4k with being able to upgrade to 8k

You could try looking into these two items:

NAD Masters M17 V2i (much lower price than your budget, but will likely have an 8K upgrade module in the future).

Theta Casablanca V - very expensive, but also will likely have an 8k upgrade in the future.

The problem here is wanting to be on the bleeding edge of technology but also expecting sound quality.

@dsk3

A 3000 $  rebate

@maxwave 

So your thoughts are the Lyndorf over the Acurus  

@maxwave 

I don't need the phono stage.

My thoughts were that the Acurus is both hardware and software upgradeable I don't think the Lyngdorf is I don't want to have to keep buying new units every few years.