sort of. but you wouldnt be able to do it without (possibly) replacing equipment.
some 2ch pre-amps (Emotiva's USP-1 and Parasound's 2100 come to mind), will let you bypass the pre-amp for an HT source; meaning you could use a low to mid quality HT receiver (like a Yamaha or some other common brand), and use that for all HT purposes, and then use your Emotiva, Parasound, or any other properly featured equipment for 2ch. the idea is that you'll use a big beefy 2ch amp, like Emo's XPA-2 or Para's 2250, which would cost $1000's to have a HT setup of that quality.
the way i mentioned would give you the inputs and electronic goodies of an HT receiver. the advantage to doing this, over creating a component like you mentioned is, should you choose to do this and later dismantle the setup, you can still have two independent amplification sources, the HT receiver and your (implied to be existing) 2ch gear.
so, you can KIND OF do that, but just not in the way you mentioned. i should also mention that i am not 100% sure that all my info is correct; i have never done this, and have not researched it much beyond what i just explained. so forgive me if im ill-informed.
also, i have no bias to Parasound or Emotiva, those are jsut two pre-amps that come to mind that have the HT bypass
sort of. but you wouldnt be able to do it without (possibly) replacing equipment.
some 2ch pre-amps (Emotiva's USP-1 and Parasound's 2100 come to mind), will let you bypass the pre-amp for an HT source; meaning you could use a low to mid quality HT receiver (like a Yamaha or some other common brand), and use that for all HT purposes, and then use your Emotiva, Parasound, or any other properly featured equipment for 2ch. the idea is that you'll use a big beefy 2ch amp, like Emo's XPA-2 or Para's 2250, which would cost $1000's to have a HT setup of that quality.
the way i mentioned would give you the inputs and electronic goodies of an HT receiver. the advantage to doing this, over creating a component like you mentioned is, should you choose to do this and later dismantle the setup, you can still have two independent amplification sources, the HT receiver and your (implied to be existing) 2ch gear.
so, you can KIND OF do that, but just not in the way you mentioned. i should also mention that i am not 100% sure that all my info is correct; i have never done this, and have not researched it much beyond what i just explained. so forgive me if im ill-informed.
also, i have no bias to Parasound or Emotiva, those are jsut two pre-amps that come to mind that have the HT bypass
