A:AnswerHi Barb, this receiver should only give you around 80W per channel with 2 channels driven at 8 ohms (give or take a little bit due to room environments etc). If you are looking for a receiver that will give you a bit more power you will most likely have to move into a higher stereo receiver or a separate amplifier. You may want to look into a company like Rotel for pure power to a speaker at a decent price.
A:AnswerYes just make sure you have the receiver turned off when you do this. It has an automatic shut off when the wires touch, or you are trying to bi-wire it and you have too much wire still exposed. Just a safety mechanism response feature built in to it which is a good thing. Hook up all the wires they way you want to, make sure the wires do not stick out (cut the wires down if need to as the whole for insertion are not that wide) and then turn on the receiver and you should be good to go.
A:AnswerAlthough the manual does not tell you it seems to have the ability to disable the upscaling ability and also you can disable the lip sync effect if your TV supports it.
