Hi Bacardi.
I like to match the brand of my pre/pro with my amp. I also like to have the disc player do the decoding rather than the sink, so I agree with Upgrade.
But,shopping around never hurts. In addition to Integra and Onkyo, you might take a look at the Rotel RSP-1069, the Sunfire Theater Grand Processor 5 and the NAD MI5. Outlaw has an intersting pre/pro but it has DVI in/out rather than HDMI - I wonder why? Anyway, HDMI/DVI converter plugs are not expensive.
Mike19
I like to match the brand of my pre/pro with my amp. I also like to have the disc player do the decoding rather than the sink, so I agree with Upgrade.
But,shopping around never hurts. In addition to Integra and Onkyo, you might take a look at the Rotel RSP-1069, the Sunfire Theater Grand Processor 5 and the NAD MI5. Outlaw has an intersting pre/pro but it has DVI in/out rather than HDMI - I wonder why? Anyway, HDMI/DVI converter plugs are not expensive.
Mike19