Satch, nothing should blow up on ya. I am doing the same thing your suggesting, using the pre-outs from the receiver to the integraded amp, with cdp to the amp. Two things should be addressed. One, if you are using a subwoofer, where do you want the bass to come from? For me, I enter no sub on the dvd menu, front speakers large, have sub from pre-out on int. amp. This still gives me the best music, but movies will be a little bass shy until I turn the volume up on the sub. Experiment. Second, if you have any 3 prong power cords, most likely you will get a ground loop. You can count on it if you have CATV. Do a search on this if you get one. Good luck and happy holidays.
A/V receiver for decoding and center/rear
I want to add homecinema to my system, which is stereo-orientated. Since I don't want to change my stereo amp for a surround design, I figured I could buy a A/V-receiver for decoding use and to drive the center and rear-speakers. That means I would connect my stereo-sources (turntable, CD) straight to the stereo-amp, and DVD/video/tv into the receiver. I would use the line out for front right and left to feed my stereo amp, and the built-in amps for center and rear from the A/V-receiver, leaving the receiver out of the chain when listening to stereo-sources. Would this work? And is there a chance of damaging/blowing up the amps in the receiver, since the front-amps won't be used?
Thanks for any advice.
Thanks for any advice.
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