Sadly it's only a global crossover. It can be set for 50, 80, 100, 150, or 200. Obviously it can be defeated on each set of channels (ie. front, center, rear, or surround back) but it is not independent for each. It does have pre-outs for all 7.1 channels, so it can be used as a pre-pro. It has a very nice decoding engine (48 bit Motorola processor that is the same as in certain theaters). One of the receiver's strong points, however, is its amplification circuitry. Its ADE MOSFET amp circuitry is pretty powerful and efficient. If I may suggest using the 5 chan power amp for the rear 4 channels and center (in a 7.1 configuration) and then the pioneer for just the front 2 channels in bi-amped stereo to give 220 W x 2 on the front and the power amp for the center and rears.
