In early 2012 I bought a Pioneer SC-57 from Best Buy because it had Apple AirPlay and the largest amplification. I recently had the HDMI card go out and was told it would be roughly $500 to fix if they would even be able to get the part.
I have an Emotiva XPA-2 amp driving Salk HT-3's and 2 Salk 15" powered subs. I have an Oppo disk drive but mostly listen to music through AirPlay. Movies get watched but my focus is music.
My question is: Since I have amps powering all my speakers, what is a good replacement for the SC-57 that still has AirPlay and is rated highly for music production but that I'm not paying a lot of money in power output since I have amps powering all my speakers??
For example, the current high end Pioneers with "Air Studios" ratings are $1,700+ but do I really need to spend that much for an Air Studio rating and a lot of wattage that I'm not going to use anyways?
Thanks for any help,
Tom