Quote Originally Posted by portraitinjazztv
Though I am somewhat new to this and I'm hoping someone else can explain it better, my understanding is that HT bypass is an input that passes unaltered thru the amp, so you can run your surround, center, and sub channels from the AV receiver direct and use it as a pre-amp out to the integrated for the front channels.

Please forgive me if my explanation is lacking or even incorrect as my understanding of all of this is rudimentary at best.
...should give us some info on what you want to have and what you expect to accomplish when all is said and done...You already have a receiver ...An integrated amp is basically a receiver without a tuner containing a pre-amp and power amp on one chassis, so there is a bit of redundancy in connecting them in the manner you seem to describe...Further up the chain are complete separates consisting of two individual units on two separate chassis: pre-amp and power amp and then there are pre-amp processors which in turn need amplifiers for each channel...

Do you have an A/V receiver and want more power for your fronts? In that case all you need is a power amp, however you need to have pre-outs on your A/VR to do this...in which case your receiver will function as a "hybrid" pre-amp/processor/control center/amp for everything but the fronts which will have their own outboard amp.

You'll need to be a bit more specific in your ultimate plan. Make and model numbers will help...

jimHJJ(...we just need something to work with...)