Frogmort
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
Question being do me really need an PreAmp? Speakers are not gonna be mega mainly nice bookshelf and sub....so thinking no maybe?
No, you don't need a preamp if you plan on using your new Marantz. An AVR (Audio/Video Receiver) is a combination of several different components: A preamp, processor, and amplifier. Some people use seperate components for each, but the whole point of having an AVR like your Marantz is that it's all self contained. It also likely has plently of power to adequately run all but the most demandingly power hungry speakers, especially if you use bass management and have a decent sub(s).