Quote Originally Posted by harley .guy07
In fact I have had my Yamaha receiver for a few years and it has had and easy life since I have never used its front channel outputs at all. I have only used the center channel and rear outputs on it which put out plenty of power since the mains aren't draining the power supply dry of power for the other channels. In fact after the first of the year I am going with a preamp for two channel and only using my Yamaha for theater which is my secondary anyway.
This is the exact configuration that I use my Pioneer receiver in. I power both the fronts AND the center speaker with seperate amps. The Pioneer is only powering the four rear speakers. Two of them are Magnepan MC1's so there's a need to have a good deal of current available. Of course to do this you need a reciever that has pre-outs.

I also use a vintage Pioneer receiver for FM in my audio setup. It does NOT have pre-outs so I take the signal from the tape-out. This is by far the cleanest signal as it bypasses all of the receivers interal circiutry, but you do need an intergrated or preamp to control volume. Works like a charm with my tubed intergrated!

Let's try to keep is light, ok guys?