I have a 2 channel set up. What is the best way

To Stbhorn, just to let you know about the receiver-preamp combo (in your case receiver-integrated) thing. On the cheap I did that for a year while saving up for a power amp 5 channel. Probably the only guy in the USA that ran an Audible Illusions 3 tube preamp into a Pioneer av receiver. You would be greatly surprised how good that receiver sounded when it was released from preamp duties and only had to pass power.

upgrade your 2 channel setup (spend the money there) and stay away from home theatre nonsense

Tom

the fellow recommending the Technics processor and a three channel amp makes sense. My only addition to that is that the Technics was a relatively inexpensive product. I acquired a used Sony ES dolby digital processor; it also has the analogue pass through. But, I use a little passive rca interconnect switch box to connect my stereo preamp (McIntosh C22) and my processor. This works great; the main outs from the sony processor can feed the audio note tube amp or the main outs from the mcintosh feed it...

the switch box was made by an outfit called db audio

carl