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Riiiight. So we're talking using one for the fronts, and one for the rears?

Following that logic, my H/K sounds better than someone else running 7.1, because I'm only using it for 5.1?

Sorry, but I'm dubious that taking the load of a few speakers off of a receiver is going to audibly improve the sound.

Ah, the famous transients. Can someone explain what transients are?

EDIT: A further thought (that will anger people, heh): If you're playing it loud enough that you're causing the receiver to distort, you should be using an external amp, anyway. I would wager that just taking 2 speakers off of the thing will not decrease distortion by any significant amount.

The benefit of multiple amps depends on how much is power is demanded by the speakers and how loud you play them. Its easy to clip amps momentarily during loud passages. While not as dramatic an effect, there was a time when small subs were also powered directly by HT receivers. Now most subs come with their own amps which take the load off the main receiver-amp when you cross to the sub amp. In effect directing a separate amp to the surrounds accomplishes the same thing.

I'm not suggesting anyone go off and buy an identical receiver, but seeing how he has one it makes sense to put it to good use. I know some people who have three amps going: one for the centre, another for mains and a third for surrounds. With good quality speakers the difference is audible, especially if you play movie soundtracks loud like I do.

He has a 1500 cubic foot room (I'm assuming an 8 foor ceiling).

Wow. That looks like a monster.

It was a good amp, very powerful. It is still running to this day. The M2a would be a good amp to pick up used if it can be found for a few hundred bucks.

Found one.

Sadly, I have no room for it in my cabinet. Maybe when Axiom releases its 2 channel amps...

To bad, I kicked myself in the ars a few times for letting mine go.

It's pretty cheap.... of course, there's 5 days left on it.