I am looking at doing the same as soon as the money is there. My sights are set on the LS26. One thing I have learned while deciding what to buy is that some manufactures refer to this feature as "unity gain" so keep that in mind when shopping. As Mrjstark stated it allows you to use one amp and speakers for both 2 channel and HT and basically the HT Mode on the stereo pre amp is just a completed circuit between the pre-pro and the amp and when in a source input is selected the pre/pro is completely out of the picture. I just learned about this last year from a factory rep at the RMAF and realized I can have a 2 channel and a ht system on a budget I can afford....eventually.
