That's interesting... you could use a big-ass few-channel amp for mains + center, then self-power the rest. Only reason I can think of for that not being more popular is that people generally buy an AV receiver first so they already have lots of low-power amplification channels available.
In terms of downsides, not sure whether long line-level cable runs out to the surround positions would be a source of noise/interference. Should be OK as long as you use decent coax I guess ?
Last edited by bridgman; 08/22/16 10:43 PM.
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