you don't have to do any of the ideas listed above - just do this - connect your front speakers to your music preamp and have your HT receiver running to an input on your music pre. set it at a set volume (like 9:00 position, or whatever) whenever using it for home theater, and balance the other channels around that. that way, the receiver is just another input on the music pre. DON'T listen to anyone who says the two can't be integrated - they can. i do this as well.
the only problem i ran into was that i had a large tv inbetween my front speakers and it collapsed my soundstage and ruined my imaging - so i got a front projector instead. :-)
the only problem i ran into was that i had a large tv inbetween my front speakers and it collapsed my soundstage and ruined my imaging - so i got a front projector instead. :-)