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I do have that exact setup, and I think it works great. I can only offer a subjective comparison to my previous Onkyo 9.2 receiver used with the same speakers, and I think the Pioneer sounds much better. My current favorite mode for the 1522-K is "optimum surround" (auto/direct) with "wide surround movie" (standard), which exercises the front wide speakers -- those being M22s in my system.