I need a 7.1 home theater preamp that can run 2 zones, upstairs & downstairs where the home theater is; the upstairs is the main living part of the house. I've got lots of multi channel amps, the main one for the theater is a B&K THX Reference 200.7, for the upstairs wall and ceiling speakers (Paradigm) I've got two Niles SI-1230; speakers for the theater are Definative Tech. Mythos floor standing and built-ins for the sides and rear, sub is a 14" powered (1800 watt) Super Cube Reference.
The whole house is wired for infa-red and every room upstairs has a volume control, I'd like the preamp to be rack mountable, but that's not a deal braker. I, of course, need the preamp to run the basic pre-sets on all the components.
Lastly, I'd like the remote to have some kind of a read out so my wife can navigate it with reasonable instruction and while not in front of the system which will be downstairs in it's own electronics room out of sight but adjacent to the theater.
I'd like to spend less then $3000 for the preamp.
Suggestions...
The whole house is wired for infa-red and every room upstairs has a volume control, I'd like the preamp to be rack mountable, but that's not a deal braker. I, of course, need the preamp to run the basic pre-sets on all the components.
Lastly, I'd like the remote to have some kind of a read out so my wife can navigate it with reasonable instruction and while not in front of the system which will be downstairs in it's own electronics room out of sight but adjacent to the theater.
I'd like to spend less then $3000 for the preamp.
Suggestions...
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