Stereo Guy - Need advice on HT integration

Are you planning to use your Avalon Times driven by your JE amps as front mains in your HT setup?

If so, I would suggest looking for a nice stereo preamp that has a HT processor throughput (many good ones do), and using a HT receiver for your surrounds and sub HT needs.
When I was doing this, I found this MUCH more satisfactory then any SSP that I tried. I never found any SSP to sound musical on two channel stereo music, not even "high end" brands like Classe, Mark Levinson, Krell.

For me, the best sound in stereo was achieved  using a stereo preamp for 2 channel audio purposes, then just adding a HT Receiver accessed through the stereo preamp HT Processor loop.

Good luck!

^^^ @bdgregory  is correct. The HT passthrough is a feature on a stereo preamp that allows you to use your stereo speakers and amp(s) as front mains in a 5.1 HT setup. If you do not plan to use your JE amps in the 5.1 setup, there would be no reason to do this.

However, driving one pair of speakers with two different amplifiers (one for audio, one for HT) can be a tricky setup. It can easily lead to speaker/amplifier damage if not carefully done.

To do this right, I would think that you would have to switch your speaker cables from your JE amps to the HT Receiver when switching to HT, and then back to the JE amps when listening to stereo.