UP-GRADING FROM YAMAHA 5.1


I CURRENLTY RUNNING A YAMAHA RECIEVER 5.1, I AM TORN BETWEEN GOING TO A 2 CHANEL AMP TO RUN MY VR4-JR AND KEEPING THE YAMI TO RUN THE 3 REMAING SPEAKERS OR BUYING A NEW 5.1/7.1 AMP ALONG WITH A NEW PROCESOR. IF I GO WITH A 2 CHANEL AMP AND RUN MY YAMAHA AS A PRE WOULD THE YAMI DOWN GRADE THE POSSIBLE SOUND THAT I WOULD GET OUT OF A MID LEVEL AMP SAY ANTHEM, SUNFIE, BK TYPE? WOULD A NEW PROCESOR BY ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED IMPOVE MY 5.1 EXPERIENCE VERSUS THE YAMAHA.

THANKS
adolfo
I would say the Yamaha would set you back, I tried the same with an Onkyo reciever a while back, going even to a Rotel Pro was a huge step, now I have tube pre and the Rotel for movies.