I am in the process of building my HT. I have compiled a decent set of Def Tech speakers BP 2002 fronts, CLR 2002 center, BP 1.2x surround and Studiomonitor 350 rears. I just finished building an infinite baffel sub (side note: totally worthwhile. I never knew...I never even saw it coming...) and finishing building my HT room.

At some point I will be using my Integra 7.8 receiver as a preamp (it has RCA preamp outs). It sounds real good for a receiver and has tons of connections/features etc. The question is can I just add a 2 channel amp to the fronts, and use the receiver amp for the other channels or do I need to wait and pull the plug for 7 channels of external amps all at the same time?

I am thinking of getting another Behringer for the fronts (ep1500). I doubt that I will even hook up the subs on the Def Tech BP2002s. They are nice, but the IB is a different ball game. Any other thoughts are appreciated.