New Pre - Pro Sherbourne pt-7020c4

Agreed with Internetmin with the minor exception that today's processors would be a safer bet than some of the older ones in terms of what standards they support and are worth having moving forward. I cannot speak to the 2-channel quality of the 7020c4 however with my 7010A I can tell you the 2-channel was not adequate to my needs which led me to the Classe units (much better than anything I'd heard in balanced bypass (XLR) however ultimately I found myself buying a separate 2-channel preamp and using it (HT bypass) for the front 2 channels in my HT and as a standalone pre for 2-ch listening.

One additional item.... at this point in time, if you're talking about audio in a processor, then I personally would feel comfortable jumping in. The sherbourne appears to have good DACs and HDMI processing of the lossless codecs.

I don't see anything new--radically new, that is--on the horizon other than ethernet and streaming--that would cause a radical technology shift in the audio realm. Most of the newer stuff also have some sort of room correction. That to me, has been one of the most positive and radical things to come along in the past several years.

The appears to have its own room correction that I saw from their site. Haven't read any reviews on it or experienced it, so I can't comment on it.

HDMI 1.4 and 3D are here with 4K video is on the horizon. The Sherbourn doesn't support 3D but that's no big deal in my opinion. 4K is coming but the question is really when. The Integra has anticipated this with some 4k scaling in the 80.3. But there are no 4k displays yet.

So, my point is that technology is always changing and at some point you have to jump in. From what I see in the 3-5 year range, I think there is enough "stability" to feel comfortable jumping into something now without having a radical shift that would render your system obsolete overnight.

One additional item.... at this point in time, if you're talking about audio in a processor, then I personally would feel comfortable jumping in. The sherbourne appears to have good DACs and HDMI processing of the lossless codecs.

I don't see anything new--radically new, that is--on the horizon other than ethernet and streaming--that would cause a radical technology shift in the audio realm. Most of the newer stuff also have some sort of room correction. That to me, has been one of the most positive and radical things to come along in the past several years.

The appears to have its own room correction that I saw from their site. Haven't read any reviews on it or experienced it, so I can't comment on it.

HDMI 1.4 and 3D are here with 4K video is on the horizon. The Sherbourn doesn't support 3D but that's no big deal in my opinion. 4K is coming but the question is really when. The Integra has anticipated this with some 4k scaling in the 80.3. But there are no 4k displays yet.

So, my point is that technology is always changing and at some point you have to jump in. From what I see in the 3-5 year range, I think there is enough "stability" to feel comfortable jumping into something now without having a radical shift that would render your system obsolete overnight.