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Replace my reciever acting as a pre with???

I recently purchased an Oddyssey Stratos amp and paired with a Yamaha RX-V2200 receiver serving as the pre. I've decided I can do without my center channel/suedo-surround system. For the short-term, I'm looking for an inexpensive pre-amp to replace the receiver duties until funds permit me to go with a tube pre. If I dump the receiver I loose the tuner feature, which the better half will frown upon. I've seen manufacturers like Adcom, Anthem, NAD, B&K, etc that have the tuner integrated with the pre-amp.

My question is, will I get significantly better sound stage and added warmth with one of these pre-amp/tuners than my current 2yr old Yamaha receiver? If so, what model would you recommend? Budget is around $300 used and I prefer a remote.

Thanx!
avalon65

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elevick
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Having owned most of what you are discussing, my answer is definitely YES. The 220o doesn't even have gold plated jacks, I think? You should be able to sell the 2200 for more than $300 I would hope.

Adcom, B&K, Parasound, Marantz and more offer either pre-amp tuners or pre/pro/tuners of higher grade. You could probably get a really nice pro-logic unit for that much and end up with something that was upwards of $2000 new.

The other option is to Spend you budget on a nice little pre-amp and buy an "el cheapo" tuner with remote on ebay for $35 to keep the other half happy. You can find a huge variety of older class A rated solid state pre-amps or tube pre's for $300.
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