Two systems; One amp one set of speakers

Damn, George, I've been trying to do that for a long time (on paper, at least) I never thought of 2 runs of speaker cable!!!! GREAT IDEA.

George thanks a lot for the info. I think I have it however I am curently running bi wires from the Aragon. Do I just run bi wires also from the Denon? also the MLs are only set up for spade lugs or bare wires. Can I run spade lugs from the Aragon and bare wires from the Denon and I asume I connect these to the same binding posts on the MLs. This is kind of muddy also but I think you will know what I mean? Thanks again Gary (musicnut)

George, I obviously didnt look at my MLs they of cource will take bannana plugs. My question still remains as to bi wires. thanks Gary

I wanted to do the same thing you want -- separate HT and music front ends with same amp/speakers. I selected a Krell preamp that has a pass-through for HT front channels. So my system for music is CD/phono to Krell preamp to amp to speakers. My HT system is DVD to processor to Krell (pass-through) to amp to speakers. Bliss!

No offense, George, but I would never recommend doing what you've suggested. One lapse in memory (or one well-intentioned spouse forgetting to unplug something), and you're looking at potentially $eriou$ damage to your equipment. Also, the constant plugging in and unplugging is just additional wear and tear on your gear. My setup is just as Neils mentioned above. Works great, but it entails buying a separate preamp. Musicnut, what's wrong with your system the way it is now? The fact that your center and surrounds are "powered up" while listening to music shouldn't be a problem if no signals are being sent to those channels. My advice would be to do what Neils and I are doing or leave it alone.