In my own case, I adopted the approach taken by Albertporter (check out his system under virtual systems): I purchased a SONY ep9es here on audiogon for $275. This is a stand alone dolby digital preprocessor WITHOUT an internal preamp; it allows you to integrate your 2 channel system, including its high quality preamp into nice home theater without breaking the bank. It has outputs for 5.1 channels.
Best Pre/Pro for 2-channel stereo sound?
Instead of me building a new system all together, what would be the best Surr Proc/Pre to give me excellent 2 channel stereo reproduction? I will use it for movies with DD/DTS, but without very critical listening. on the other hand i want the best sound possible for 2-channel stereo/SACD. I would like to keep it under $2000 new or around $1000 used. any opinions would be appreciated.