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Thanks Guys, That puts things a little more into perspective. The 5800 is a much better pre/pro than my 525 which is also a plus for me. Logan, do you feel that 200.7 which is the same as my 7270 sans the balanced outputs puts out enough power to drive the 2.4's. I'm still breaking in...

Well...I can certainly relate to the that. Before the 525 I had a HK AVR 80II THX. I was using an outboard processor the Sony SDP-9PES which was really good in it's day. Going from Dolby PLI to PLII was really night day for two channel TV sources with surround encoding. This is one of reasons...

The 2 channel preamp suggestion is good but but I'm positioning for 5.1 music. Unfortunately the current selection of titles is lacking but that will change soon.

I can't get a 2 channel amp. No room in my custom cabinet. That is why I bought the 7 channel B&K to leave room for futures like, HD recorder and SACD player etc. Separates are great but they take up space.

Nick, Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with the current setup and will be even happier after the 2.4's are fully broken in. At this stage of game to fully realize the potential of my amp and speakers it would be in my best interest to look into dedicated quality processors. My short list of...

Opps forgot the sub. HSU VTF-3 The rear surrounds only come alive sometimes during agressive DD-EX and DTS-ES processing. Although they don't timbre match at the mfg. level, they blend fine. Rear surrounds won't be used to for SACD or DTS audio playback. No hum or noise issues after using...

It's at least 1K more than the 525. You can pickup a used ref. 50 for about 2K+-.

The difference in price is roughly $1-1.5K

I have a H/K AVR 525 that has been demoted to a dedicated pre/pro with a B&K 7270 7 channel amp. Obviously, the two don't compete against each other but I am considering an upgrade to the ref. 50. On paper, I really can't justify the upgrade as the the H/K handles my needs pretty well at the...