SQ - AV processor preouts vs. stereo linestage preamp

Not if you connect the AVP’s preouts to a good stereo preamp.  The only way to go IMO. 

How do u use avr preouts.

i am using a nad m17 v2i.  Maybe a stereo pre would be better?

I would go with a stereo preamp for music, even though you have a decent processor. They never seem to sound as good as a decent 2 channel preamp.

Amazing they cant seem to design an avr that can achieve sq of a stereo pre,  it would sell extremely well and change the planet.

wish i never learned about stereo pre’s - ignorance is bliss.

wish i never learned about stereo pre’s - ignorance is bliss.

But crappy sound isn’t. 

How do u use avr preouts.

Just run a pair of interconnects from the front L/R preouts of the NAD to an unused input (or HT Bypass if there is one) on the stereo preamp.  You can continue to use the NAD for HT duties, but it’ll be completely out of the signal path for 2-channel, which is what you want.  Best of both worlds in one system.