Thanks for the responses so far ...
I should add (stupid as it may sound), that for now I will be putting in a DLP front projector and retractable screen in the room and running the movie sound track as 2 channel (I am not into adventure movies, as much as artsie films). Like Mike I will be pre-wiring the room with in-wall speaker wire for possible future 7.1.
Stenersr you're right, I don't want to compromise on the 2 channel preamp section. So, down the road, I would envision buying either an affordable separate pre/pro and multichannel amp vs. a high-end A/V receiver and use either the separate pre/pro or the the pre/pro section of the receiver to control the volume for all 7 channels. That is, I would run the front L and R channel through the music 2-channel pre-amp's HT passthrough input, so that all the volume control would be from the pre/pro.
My concern now is going to be a problem if my kids want to watch a film NOW, would it be OK to start playing the soundtrack for the film through the Tenor hybrid amp with it virtually cold, rather waiting for its usual warm-up. You know, kids aren't going to wait 20 minutes to watch a film. Is this going to stress the tubes/amp ? (sorry for the stupid question ???)
I should add (stupid as it may sound), that for now I will be putting in a DLP front projector and retractable screen in the room and running the movie sound track as 2 channel (I am not into adventure movies, as much as artsie films). Like Mike I will be pre-wiring the room with in-wall speaker wire for possible future 7.1.
Stenersr you're right, I don't want to compromise on the 2 channel preamp section. So, down the road, I would envision buying either an affordable separate pre/pro and multichannel amp vs. a high-end A/V receiver and use either the separate pre/pro or the the pre/pro section of the receiver to control the volume for all 7 channels. That is, I would run the front L and R channel through the music 2-channel pre-amp's HT passthrough input, so that all the volume control would be from the pre/pro.
My concern now is going to be a problem if my kids want to watch a film NOW, would it be OK to start playing the soundtrack for the film through the Tenor hybrid amp with it virtually cold, rather waiting for its usual warm-up. You know, kids aren't going to wait 20 minutes to watch a film. Is this going to stress the tubes/amp ? (sorry for the stupid question ???)