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Certainly if you already have a separate amp for your Hales, then just use the receiver as the pre-amp for processing and let the Adcom handle the power as you seemingly plan to do.
Right, chesseroo. My Adcom has only 2 channels, so I will still have to use at least 3 channels of whatever receiver's power amp. According to my current plan, those 3 channels will drive a VP150 and a pair of QS8, all rated at 6 ohms. I hope Pioneer and other brands will "approve" this plan.
Unfortunately, $1K is about as much as I can possibly spend on the amps at this time (including a pre/pro and power amps). So I do not consider separates right now, although things like Outlaw 755 and M200 are certainly very attractive.
Cheers!
