Quote Originally Posted by superpanavision70mm
Ok, dumb question...

What if you are driving your speakers by using the pre-outs on your receiver and then into an amp? Are you only powering them through the amp or are you also getting some power from the receiver as well?
In this case the preamp section of the receiver is powering an outboard amp. This is very effective, and I use TWO outboard amps in my setup.