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Onkyo sr805 to use as amp and pre-amp together?

Title is limited, so let me explain my question here:

Can I use Onkyo SR-805's pre-out to transfer the signal directly to a classe amp's input (use sr805 as pre-amp here) for the main L & R speakers, while at the same time, still use sr805 to power the surround speakers (S-L, S-R, SLB, SRB) - still using 805 as power amp here?

Main reason is that the Onkyo SR805 is not powerful enough for the main speakers (for music), and I do like to power them with classe, yet I still need my surround sound setup for movies, but don't want to get two seperate system.

Any and all advice is appreciated.
jaguarcondor

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sdrenslow
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Yes, that will work just fine. I am doing the same with my set-up and a BAT amp for the L and R main speakers
sdrenslow
65 posts
 
Jaguarcondor,

I am using a BAT VK-31SE tube pre-amp and BAT VK-250 SE amp as part of my 2 channel system. This is used for 2 channel listening to my SME 10/Lyra Skala/BAT VK-P10SE w/ superpak analog front-end and Aerial 7B front loudspeakers. The Onkyo 805 is used only for watching Blu-Ray or HD-DVDs on my front projection home theater system. The L and R pre-outs from the Onkyo are run into one of the inputs set-up on my pre-amp to unity gain. It works perfectly. Excellent home theater with no compromises to my 2 channel analog system. I have not compared the internal amps on the Onkyo to my BAT amp. The Onkyo has no difficulty powering my Aerial CC3B center channel or SR3 surround speakers, however.

Scott
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