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Home theater bypass - pass through question

Apologies for this basic question.

Is HT pass through and HT bypass the same thing?
In general, does it always mean the same thing to different manufacturers?

Is it's purpose to allow the use of my front end speakers to be shared between my 2ch amp/pre combo and my HT receiver?

I currently have 2 sets of speakers for my front end and I'm changing up my amp/pre for 2ch listening and would like to get down to one set of speakers for the front end.

It seems from my research that some preamps (in regards to my 2ch setup) need to be on for the speakers to receive a signal from my HT receiver and some can be left off. This is just a design choice by the preamp builder and not a flaw in my reading apprehension? 

Thank you
Mike
flavo

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flavo OP
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@reubent 
Are you describing where you used your 2 channel amp for the front end of your 2 channel listening AND the front end of your HT TV listening experience?

To clarify
 My intention is to keep my Denon HT receiver and get a preamp or integrated 2 channel tube rig for my 2ch listening.
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flavo OP
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@reubent  Thank you so much for the help. Shoot me a PM and I'd be happy to send you my favorite ale or nipper or whisky :-)
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flavo OP
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@millercarbon Are you suggesting I replace my center and surrounds with subs? 
FWIW I already have 4 subs. 
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@reubent 
I didn't know that was possible and that's pretty awesome. However, I actually have a Lyngdorf 2170 integrated that has HT bypass right now. 
Sort of.
I bought it to replace my separates that didn't have HT bypass last month. I thought I was going to love it, and while it has some great characteristics that I'm going to miss. I needed to get another tube set up in here. Hence the questions on HT bypass. I wanted my new set up to have it.
I purchased Wally's last  Jolida fusion 6802 which has the bypass function, el34 tubes and a 6sn7 linestage. I'm hoping it will work well for me.
Oh, it has a nice solid metal remote too. :-)  
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