This site has a recommended list for home theater oriented equipment, but not stereo stuff. I just moved, and it really makes sense to have a two channel setup in the living room.
I currently have a benchmark dac going directly to 2 outlaw mono block amps, which is nice. I would like to have a remote control for volume control and source switching though (although I feel it is snobbier to eschew these niceties). Any suggestions for a reasonably priced stereo preamp (<1000)?
Some locally available stereo preamps to audition are adcom, and ayre (and anything else in columbus, oh).