Newbie questions about pre-outs/HT in general

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I have a Yamaha RV-1103 reciever that has pre-outs for all channels (including the subwoofer), their website states I can add an outboard amp (or amps) this way... My speakers are a pair of NHT SuperTwo's and three SuperOne's used as center/rears... I'd like to tame down the relative brightness of the combination of the two.. the reciever is rated at 100wpc but I've been told it's the exact same unit as the ("high-end" audio store) Yamaha 795 which was rated at 85wpc... it gets awfully warm at times, especially when using the turntable - the volume has to be turned up a LOT more than with the other sources, trying to push the S2'1s so an outboard amp would (I think?) have to be at least 100-150wpc...
1. Would it *REALLY* improve the music by adding an outboard amp for the mains or would I be better off replacing the SuperTwo's with another pair of S1's and piecing together a separate music only system of separates w/the S2's...?
2. Would adding the amp for the mains cause unfixable problems (like being able to control the volume with the reciever remote still) with the surround sound/settings or would I have to add an amp for ALL the channels to keep it livable...?
3. If an external amp is doable, any recommendations in the $500-1000 range would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks in advance for any help/input...!
Oh.. everything else if it matters or can be of use with a solution to somehow...
MMF 2.1 Turntable w/Grado Red
Yamaha CDC-775 cd player
Sony MDS-JE530 MD deck
Sony DVP-S330 dvd player
Audioquest Type4 speaker wire all around
Audioquest Topaz interconnects on audio only components
MIT Terminator 4's/XLO ER-2 video cables on AV stuff
No subwoofer yet.. we're looking to buy a house and waiting for that/space issues to be settled before picking one

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Topic - Newbie questions about pre-outs/HT in general - LCat 21:49:03 07/30/00 (3)

Very helpful on both counts, thanks guys! <nt> - LCat 20:19:58 08/01/00 (0)

Similar setup with solution . . . - Davo 10:21:08 08/01/00 (0)

Re: Newbie questions about pre-outs/HT in general - Karl W. 21:09:52 07/31/00 (0)

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