Jpaik,
The cleanest and cheapest solution to your set-up is to get a line level A/B switch-although that adds another thing in your signal chain. Not ideal but it will solve your problem. Get a high quality line-level A/B switch.
Your pre-amp goes to input A of the A/B switch and your HT pre/processor would go to Input B of the same A/B switch. The output of the switch then goes to your power amps.
When listening to Stereo, you are in Input A. Home Theater you would use Input B.
That means you maintain the crucial channel balancing between all your Home Theater channels.
You know what they say: In Stereo, we have two problems. In Home Theater, we have 5.1/6.1/7.1 problems.
Hope you solve your dilemna.
Enjoy your music!
The cleanest and cheapest solution to your set-up is to get a line level A/B switch-although that adds another thing in your signal chain. Not ideal but it will solve your problem. Get a high quality line-level A/B switch.
Your pre-amp goes to input A of the A/B switch and your HT pre/processor would go to Input B of the same A/B switch. The output of the switch then goes to your power amps.
When listening to Stereo, you are in Input A. Home Theater you would use Input B.
That means you maintain the crucial channel balancing between all your Home Theater channels.
You know what they say: In Stereo, we have two problems. In Home Theater, we have 5.1/6.1/7.1 problems.
Hope you solve your dilemna.
Enjoy your music!