| Re: Separates for ~$1,100
Objective measurements on several receivers and pre-processors at Audioholics, Secrets, and Stereophile makes it clear to me that receivers or pre-processors are not necessarily better or worse than the other as a category.
From my own experiences:
Sony STR-DE597 is about as budget as you can get, but maybe one of the better budget units.
Yamaha RX-V1400 is decent.
Yamaha RX-V1400 + Outlaw Audio 7100 is the same as with the RX-V1400.
Emotiva DMC-1 + Emotiva MPS-1 is significantly better than RX-V1400.
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