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Dave Moritz · 11-12-2007, 09:41 AM

Welcome Darkgrey,

Depends on what you where planning on spending. I would say over half of the receivers today have preamp outputs for 5,6 and 7 channels. Even my 10 year old Yamaha RX-V995 has 5.1 preouts on it. McIntosh has a preamp/tuner that I beleive is around $7k(MX-136), it however does not have Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio. Or you could go with a Pioneer Elite Receiver between $1,300 - $1,600 or a Denon from $1,100 to $2,700. It all depends on what features you are looking for and the performance level you would like to have.

11-12-2007, 09:41 AM	#6 of 15
Dave Moritz Member Location: Phoenix, Arizona Join Date: Jul 2001 Local Time: 10:18 AM Local Date: 11-18-2008 Posts: 2,442	Re: amplifer-free reciever? Welcome Darkgrey, Depends on what you where planning on spending. I would say over half of the receivers today have preamp outputs for 5,6 and 7 channels. Even my 10 year old Yamaha RX-V995 has 5.1 preouts on it. McIntosh has a preamp/tuner that I beleive is around $7k(MX-136), it however does not have Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio. Or you could go with a Pioneer Elite Receiver between $1,300 - $1,600 or a Denon from $1,100 to $2,700. It all depends on what features you are looking for and the performance level you would like to have. 1080p High Definition Supporter Lossless Audio Supporter Current Library: 221 DVD's / 69 HD-DVD's / 149 Blu-ray's (218 HD Titles)