I doubt it. You're either in the market for a pre/pro or you're in the market for a reciever. And even though the feature set is similar, eliminating all the extra electronics normally found in a reciever but not in a pre/pro will make the sound better. Usually the noise floor is distinctly lower at least.

And the difference in price isn't that much. You either want the best or you don't care that much. It's definitely two different markets.