OK inching closer thanks to all of you!!!!
So use the preamp outs L+R front channels to the speakers and set them to L and R respectively?
And for my center channel, sub and rear channels (currently KEF speakers but plan to upgrade to B+O) I just leave them as-is, hooked up to their speaker terminals on my preamp.
Will my preamp just know to send the front signals out of the pre-outs and the rest of the speaker signals through the speaker outputs?
Will the preamp volume control know how to equalize everything for volume levels or is that a system menu thing on my preamp?