Originally Posted by
eyedoc
Greetings
It is time to upgrade my HT preamp, and I would be interested in some opinions regarding my options. I currently have a Sherwood Newcastle AVP-9080R AV Tuner/PreAmp. The sound quality for the HT settings are great, but the 2 channel sound is fairly lame (actually, it sucks). I have the choice of running older Adcom or McIntosh amps (have both options). I am also looking into both Rotel and Parasound as other purchasable options. For speakers, I have L100t3's for the front, and L60t’s for center and rear.
I am looking at the following options: (all under $1000)
Parasound AVC 2500 (used)
Rotel RSP 1066 (used)
B&K Reference 30 (used)
Adcom 860 II (demo)
Outlaw 970 (new)
I am open to all opinions, esp from actual users of the above equipment.
Thank you in advance,
Kevin.