A/V Preamp Question (1 Viewer)

[TonyKulie]

I had originally sold a Carver 705x amp and planned to purchase a Pioneer 1014 after reading so many great reviews. The reason for the upgrade was to save a little money and get some newer processing and more video I/O options.

Well, it looks like I will be getting my old Carver back. UPS seems to have had their way with it. Apparently there are a few channels that do not presently work and the rack ears have slight bends in them. Anyone with repair suggestions feel free to let me know. As of now I am planning to send it to sunfire to get it back to working condition. Which brings me to my question...

What preamps should I be looking at with A/V options similar to the newer AVR's? I had also thought about just purchasing the Pioneer and using it as a preamp but that seems like a waste of money and space. I do like how the Carver amp sounds so as longs as I'm putting money into it, I might as well use it. I'm looking to spend $500 new or used.
Thanks in advance,
tony

 

[TonyKulie]

After much searching and reading it seems that my best option would be to get the 1014 and just use it as a pre amp.

If I use the pre outs on the 1014 would I be able to use the 1014's amps for other zones?

 

[joseFMJ]

Yeah. you can use the main 5 channels for one zone and the 2 rear surround channels for another zone. You will of course have to manually switch things around inside the speaker setup menu.