michaelbern

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Help choosing HT processor
If HT were separate and not an 'audiophile priority' then I heartily recommend Marantz 8805 (even over NAD which has seen issues). If you can wait until end of Jan- there will be new pre-pros from Arcam based processors (which Audiocontrol will us... 
Help choosing HT processor
If one does not do immersive channels (heights/ceiling etc) then my recommendation is Bryston SP3- true audiophile processor which, besides its audio quality also supports 7.1 analog bypass (RCA only) and USB multi-channel in (get latest version).... 
Help choosing HT processor
Around $10K-$12K+ you should check out Bryston SP4/Storm Audio Elite 16 or deals around Datasat RS20i (read folks replaced their 2 channel separates after tweaking RS20i). Above $13K you can consider Trinnov Alt 16. I don't think other pre-pros co...