Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Benefits of an amp?

I too have an Onkyo 805 and was curious what adding a power amp would make. What I had on hand was an old Rotel RB-985MK2. The 805 seems to have more power, but I prefer the sound of the Rotel. So now it's the 805 pulling pre-pro and zone 2 duties while the Rotel pumps the juice for zone 1. A big bonus is that the 805 now runs a lot cooler than before while the Rotel only gets slightly warm to the touch despite relatively high volume movie marathons. IMHO YMMV yadda yadda yadda, hope this helps.