I'm quoting this from a thread related my question at the end of the paragraph....


Quote Originally Posted by sam9
Quite a few people have bought recievers to use as economical pre-pro units with no intent of ever using the ampifier function. To bad no manufacturers (as far as I know) offer the capability to disable the power section.

I want to do this too...and it is a bummer more manufacturers haven't gotten clued in yet, and made available just the preamp/dsp section of the receiver....I know higher end makes have these, but they cost way high $$$....if you could imagine just preamp/dsp section from all these low to mid-line receivers that get mentioned here everyday, without the need for the huge , beefy power supply and power amp section...and given how inexpensive these units are to begin with, just the pre/dsp/output section would seem to cost very,very little money!...as it is , what would be a good candidate , receiverwise, where I could get maximum output hookups and a quality pre section and the latest dsp 7.1 options for the absolute least cost , with the intent bypassing on onboard poweramp section as mentioned above?