Thanks for all the responses,
This is why I give myself a "rookie" status when it concerns amps. Just for the present time, I was hopeing to be able to use my receiver, an Integra DTR-7, as a preamp. It does have pre-outs for 5.1,mains, center, surrounds and sub woofer.I would like to take my mains L-R outs, from the receiver to the L-R inputs of the amp. Then,I would use the seperate volume control on my receiver, for the volume, plus their is L-R volume control, on the amp. Whenever I would like to listen to 2-channel audio, I would just switch the receiver to the "stereo" mode. I know this isn't the best situation, but it would get me by until I could get a preamp.The present owner of the amp said it would work, and if I read the owners manual of the DTR-7 correctly, it also said it is possible. Your opinions,good or bad, are appreciated. colin d.