hello,
thanks for your answer.
It does not have to be new, I'm fine with used gear.
"I'm assuming your line of thought is "less in the signal path, better sound" well thats not really the reason I'm asking.. I know that all the processing could well be inaudible/transparent, but the problem is that I have to avoid it. I want my receiver to work as a multichannel amplifier with volume control. I'll do crossover for my speakers in PC and then use analog outputs from soundcard to receiver. for 2 way stereo speakers I need 4 channels.. (so receiver with 5.1 analog inputs with no processing - no delays etc with only volume control could work fine here). Also as you understand pre outs are not necessary as I want this precisely for amplifier work.. of course I could be using multichannel volume control with multiple amps but money is always big factor..
thanks for the tip on the yamaha. if you know about any other suited receivers just let me know.
thanks
martin