best bang for buck receiver strictly for pre/dsp/mulitple output use?

[drseid]

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





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?

I would recommend taking a look at some of the mid-line Marantz models. While I have had some issues with quality from the brand over the years, I have always found their components very intuitive to use. I *still* use a remote control from the Marantz SR-7400 to control many of my components even though the receiver (used as a pre/pro) has long left my system. Pretty good sound on music as well as a pre-pro when used with decent power amps.

---Dave