I would use pre-out into Stereo amp to drive front speakers, receiver amps only for centre & rear speakers, main use is for mch SACD.
Edits: 10/09/16
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Topic - ANTHEM MRX-520 DOES IT HAVE EXCELLENT STEREO SOUND - Disbeliever 03:02:13 10/09/16 (0)