"If I used a five channel amp, does the Home Theater Receiver get replaced with something like a Home Theater Preamp/Processor?" Yes, many with more coming next week at CES.
" If so, how do you output the proper signal voltage to the monoblocs from the Home Theater Receiver if it too is an amplifier?" You use the line-level preamp outputs. If your AVR does not have them, then replace it with a pre/pro.
" In such a component, can you bypass the amplification stage and just make use of the preamplification stage for front left and right channels, thus getting the proper voltage to the tube monobloc inputs?" See above. All such devices have balance procedures and controls for this.
Consider finding a general information resource about HT as your questions indicate you could benefit from such. I believe that Audioholics has such.
Kal
" If so, how do you output the proper signal voltage to the monoblocs from the Home Theater Receiver if it too is an amplifier?" You use the line-level preamp outputs. If your AVR does not have them, then replace it with a pre/pro.
" In such a component, can you bypass the amplification stage and just make use of the preamplification stage for front left and right channels, thus getting the proper voltage to the tube monobloc inputs?" See above. All such devices have balance procedures and controls for this.
Consider finding a general information resource about HT as your questions indicate you could benefit from such. I believe that Audioholics has such.
Kal