As far as I know there aren't any pre/pros (maybe the new outlaw 990??? ) that have HDMI switching. As for the QS8 there pretty amazing. I have them paired with monitor audio s10 fronts and a monitor audio SLCR center and they blend so well that at times you can't tell if the sound is coming from the front side or rear. It's just all around you. it took me a while to get used to it because I was so used to direct radiating speakers.